About Mary
Dr. Mary Weeden uses a client-centered approach to help people feel heard and understood. She draws on attachment-based ideas and practical therapies to address stress, anxiety, grief, eating concerns, low self-esteem, and depression.
With clear, direct guidance she helps people take the first steps toward feeling better. Mary brings 30 years of experience in clinical work and nursing to her practice. That background informs a steady, calm style that focuses on real daily struggles.
How Mary works
She listens for how past relationships and current routines shape mood and behavior. Her sessions often focus on identifying painful patterns and learning manageable new skills. Mary uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also uses emotion-focused methods to help people understand and process strong feelings. Therapy with Mary is collaborative. She works with each person to set clear, doable goals and to track small changes over time.
Practical tools may include thought records, behavioral experiments, emotion regulation techniques, and mindfulness exercises. People come to Mary for help with life transitions, grief and end-of-life concerns, caregiver stress, body image and eating issues, and communication or control struggles rooted in family history. She aims to make sessions approachable, with straightforward strategies that fit everyday life.
Mary lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Mary works with
The areas below are the ones Mary selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early relationships shape current patterns. In online sessions this approach looks at how trust and closeness affect stress, self-esteem, and relationship habits, helping people notice and shift repeating patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical exercises like thought records and behavioral experiments that translate well to video or text work for anxiety, depression, and eating concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and name strong emotions and then work through them to reduce distress and improve emotional connection within themselves.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that fit the client’s needs, and adjust based on results and preferences. This collaborative process helps make therapy relevant and realistic for daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow ongoing reflection between sessions and quick access to tools or coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
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