About Mary
Mary Roldan Balboa is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, low self-esteem, and career concerns. She brings 20 years of clinical experience to sessions and offers support in both English and Spanish. Her style is straightforward and strengths-focused.
She asks practical questions, listens closely, and helps clients build small, useful habits. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and skills that can be practiced between meetings.
Background and approach
Mary has worked in many settings, including hospitals, crisis centers, nursing homes, hospice care, schools, and independent practice. That range gives her experience with both short-term problem solving and longer-term life changes. She combines elements from several approaches to match what each person needs.
In therapy she draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the client. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Mindfulness and narrative work help people notice patterns and reframe difficult stories about themselves.
Mary also uses motivational interviewing to support change and solution-focused tools to set achievable steps. Her work often includes practical strategies for managing impulsivity, panic, caregiver stress, and the emotional effects of life transitions. Her approach aims to be collaborative, direct, and easy to apply in daily life.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Mary often uses client-centered therapy to follow each person's priorities and build a collaborative relationship. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping clients name what matters most so work can move in a meaningful direction.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and panic by breaking problems into manageable steps and testing what works.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mary works with each person to decide which methods to try based on goals, rhythm of life, and what feels most useful. That choice is reviewed as progress is made so the plan stays relevant and doable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you work face-to-face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick questions, brief check-ins, or practicing skills between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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