About Mary
Mary Cassidy brings more than 20 years of clinical practice to her work in California. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns.
Background and approach
Her style is calm and practical, focused on small steps that add up over time. She creates a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through hard feelings.
Mary listens for patterns in relationships, self-worth, and everyday behavior. Then she helps people try concrete strategies to reduce distress and improve connection.
Her work covers many life transitions and losses, including grief, career changes, fertility and parenting stress. She also supports people coping with trauma, abuse, and the ripple effects of domestic violence.
Mary pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes that often show up in adult relationships. Mary blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness practices.
That means sessions include reflective listening, skill building, and exercises to notice thoughts and feelings. The aim is to give tools that people can actually use between sessions.
People who benefit most tend to want practical change along with compassionate listening. Mary helps clients set clear, realistic goals and track progress.
She works with English-speaking adults in California and also sees international clients by online formats.
How Mary uses proven approaches online
Mary uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what a person is feeling, helping them feel understood and decide what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches straightforward skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, stress, and relationship patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Mary collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. She checks in about what is helping and adapts the plan as progress is made so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people see nonverbal cues and work more deeply. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, tracking progress, or reaching out between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the focus on useful tools and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English