About Mary
Mary Beth Barbush-Kirila uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She brings 15 years of clinical experience and aims to create a respectful, sensitive space where people feel heard. Mary Beth holds an LPCC, which indicates a professional counseling license in Ohio.
She focuses on practical ways to improve everyday functioning and ease overwhelming feelings. Sessions are tailored to each person’s situation, with attention to motivation, self-esteem, and confidence.
Background and approach
Her approach is straightforward and goal-oriented, with room for whatever pace feels right. Mary Beth also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, family of origin issues, and communication problems. She supports people struggling with chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and changes that come with aging.
She helps clients navigate separation, codependency, and patterns that keep them stuck. In sessions she listens closely and adjusts the plan as needs change. Conversations are used to identify practical steps and to build coping skills.
She aims to help people notice progress and use skills between sessions. Mary Beth works with adults in Ohio and conducts therapy in English. She offers several online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Mary Beth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps people can use between sessions. One common approach she applies helps people learn skills to manage anxiety and stress through breathing, grounding, and problem-solving exercises that reduce overwhelm. Another approach emphasizes rebuilding confidence and motivation by setting small, achievable goals and tracking progress to boost self-esteem and momentum.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary Beth works with each person to identify goals, tries methods that fit the person’s needs, and adjusts plans as progress is made. The therapist and client decide together which techniques feel most helpful, and that plan can change over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for ongoing support, quick skill reminders, or when writing feels more comfortable than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English