Mary Sullivan, LPC

Mary Sullivan welcomes people who are dealing with stress, grief, anxiety, addiction, or changes that come with aging and later life. She uses a calm, practical style to help people talk through what is happening now and decide what they want to change. Mary works from Colorado and brings decades of experience to conversations about coping and making steps forward.

Mary is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 45 years in clinical work. She blends several approaches rather than sticking to one method. Sessions often include clear explanations about how problems like trauma or mood changes affect the body and the mind. She guides people toward simple skills they can use after a session.

In the room she focuses on listening first and then building skills together. That may mean using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas to spot thought patterns or Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies to manage strong emotions. She also draws on client-centered and mindfulness approaches to help people feel heard and grounded.

Mary has long worked with people affected by addiction, trauma, and job-related stress such as first responder and veteran concerns. She helps people address relationship and family-of-origin issues, intimacy questions, and self-esteem struggles in practical ways. Her aim is to help clients feel more able to solve problems and handle life changes.

Her background includes many years across clinical settings in Colorado. Mary emphasizes teaching alongside therapy so clients gain knowledge and tools as they heal. To start, she asks about current needs and what a better week would look like.

How her approaches translate to online work

Mary often uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping people steer sessions toward what matters most to them. This approach helps when someone needs a calm space to tell their story and set personal goals.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical experiments to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes because it gives clear steps people can practice between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and day-to-day routine. That means adjusting techniques over time based on what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific online formats are not listed in the profile. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into a busy life because it cuts travel time, makes it easier to schedule shorter check-ins, and can allow video or phone options that suit quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and client-centered exercises for remote work so skills practice and discussion can continue between meetings.