- Stress and anxiety
- Burnout and compassion fatigue
- Depression and self esteem
About Mary
Mary Clisbee, MA LMHC, is a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts with 20 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. She also addresses related concerns such as chronic illness, grief, isolation, and questions about life purpose.
Her sessions are practical and collaborative. She helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck and teaches coping skills that can be used day to day. Many clients come with work-related burnout, caregiving strain, or the lingering effects of trauma and insecurity.
Mary draws on long international experience in unstable settings when helping people manage chronic stress and trauma. She aims to make strategies concrete - small changes that build resilience over time. Discussions may include boundaries, pacing, and ways to reduce overwhelm in daily life.
She also supports people facing medical challenges, immigration-related stress, and issues tied to aging or identity. Conversations can cover managing pain, navigating health systems, loneliness, and rebuilding a sense of direction after sudden change.
Mary works in English and practices in Massachusetts. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled through the online booking steps. Session costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How Mary Uses Evidence-Based Techniques Online
Mary works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address stress, trauma, and burnout. One common approach focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that increase anxiety and depression. This method helps people test and change unhelpful thinking and practice new responses in everyday situations.Another approach centers on building coping skills for managing chronic stress and compassion fatigue. That work often includes pacing activities, setting boundaries, and learning short skills to reduce overwhelm during busy days. These techniques are practical and intended for immediate use between sessions.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Mary will talk with each person about their goals, current challenges, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed based on progress and feedback.
The biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time that interrupts study or work. Licensed professionals use these formats to maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult to arrange.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. She also works with related issues like chronic illness, grief, and loneliness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, aimed at noticing unhelpful patterns and building everyday coping skills. Conversations tend to focus on concrete steps to reduce overwhelm and improve routines.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults in a range of stressful and traumatic contexts. Her background includes international work in unstable settings.
Is she a licensed clinician and where does she practice?
She holds MA LMHC and practices in Massachusetts. Sessions are conducted in English.
Can someone who lives outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered in English to people in the therapist's service area.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether sessions are remote or in person.
How is cost handled?
Session cost varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on where the client is located.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Those steps initiate the intake and booking process.
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