Mary Redding, LCSW

Mary Redding is a licensed clinical social worker with 36 years of experience helping people through major life changes. She works with individuals who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and the challenges of caregiving and aging. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at practical steps people can use right away.

Mary focuses on family and parenting issues without running family sessions; she helps individuals sort through parent-child dynamics, blended family stress, and problems that come from family of origin patterns. She also supports people facing adoption and foster care questions, abandonment and attachment concerns, and the strain of caregiving. Aging and geriatric issues appear among her areas of focus, and she can help clients think through transitions related to growing older.

Her work blends several evidence-informed approaches into a plan tailored to each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take committed action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build new coping skills. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relational patterns and trust.

Sessions are practical and goal-directed. Mary helps people develop tools for anger management, communication, and coping with grief or loss. She also supports clients dealing with addictions, career stress, and burnout related to compassion fatigue.

People who choose Mary can expect straightforward conversation, clear strategies to try between sessions, and steady support while they work toward change.

How therapy approaches work in online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people get clear about what matters to them and take small steps in that direction, even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change patterns that cause stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people try different ways of relating to build more secure interactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and then suggest a mix of methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are normal as therapy progresses.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow a steady series of check-ins during life transitions. It also makes regular work on skills such as emotion regulation, communication practice, and planning easier to sustain between meetings.