About Mary
Mary Sullivan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 45 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping adults who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, ADHD, relationship strain, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. Her work is practical and direct, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more able to cope day to day.
Mary blends several therapeutic styles to fit each person's needs rather than using a single fixed approach.
Background and approach
She draws on client-centered methods to listen and follow what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral techniques help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors that lead to real change. In sessions she emphasizes learning what is happening in the body and mind, especially after trauma, so clients can better understand their reactions.
She also uses mindfulness and skills-focused work to build tools for managing strong emotions. Therapy often includes problem-solving and practical strategies for the things people face at home and at work. Mary has long experience working in varied clinical settings and with diverse concerns.
She routinely supports people dealing with addiction, trauma-related symptoms, and career or role stress. Her approach values education about how symptoms develop so clients can apply new skills outside of sessions. People who want straightforward help to reduce distress and build coping skills will find a calm, experienced clinician in Mary.
She provides sessions in English and works with Colorado residents seeking ongoing therapeutic support.
Practical approaches for online therapy and skill building
Mary often draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters to the person, which helps build trust and clarify goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and some ADHD-related struggles.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills when needed to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Together these approaches offer both understanding and hands-on skills. Finding the right mix is part of the work; the therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods match their concerns, goals, and day-to-day life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when convenient. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Live chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins, short skill practice, or people with busy schedules. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while building coping strategies and practical skills.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 45 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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