About Mary
Mary Gates is a licensed professional counselor with two decades of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for people dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, addictions, and stress. Her work emphasizes clear communication and building everyday coping strategies.
Mary centers sessions on the concerns that matter most to each person. She helps with social anxiety, isolation and loneliness, and problems connecting with others. She also supports people working through post-traumatic stress and the aftereffects of abuse.
Background and approach
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Mary listens first, then helps people try small changes that make daily life easier. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape the plan for each person.
Mary pays attention to life purpose and turning points. She works with clients who want to reduce anxious thoughts, manage cravings, restore routine, or find clearer direction. Communication problems and women's issues are common topics she addresses in sessions.
With experience across different settings, Mary aims to make sessions straightforward and useful. She encourages realistic goals and practical skills people can use between meetings. Her approach is warm and respectful while staying focused on tangible progress.
Evidence-based methods and flexible online care
Mary uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns to reduce anxiety and depression. That method teaches skills for recognizing thoughts, testing them, and trying alternative responses to lower distress. Another frequently used technique focuses on rebuilding routines and coping skills after trauma or addiction. This approach breaks larger problems into manageable steps, supports relapse prevention planning, and practices grounding exercises to manage intense moments. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then try methods that fit. Adjustments are made over time so the plan stays useful and realistic. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coping reminders, and flexible communication between longer sessions.Questions people ask
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Colorado
- Languages
- English