- Stress and anxiety
- LGBTQ concerns
- Trauma and abuse
About Mara
Mara Dubois is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 24 years of experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and issues related to identity and intimacy. She also addresses life changes, career questions, parenting strain, and questions about life purpose.
In sessions she encourages open, honest conversation about what feels difficult right now. She listens for patterns that keep people stuck, like perfectionism, control issues, or isolation. Together clients and she map small, practical steps to try between meetings.
Mara has substantial experience with trauma and abuse work and with LGBTQ concerns. She addresses attachment and abandonment themes that often influence relationships and self-worth. She also helps people dealing with body image, eating concerns, and mood disorders such as bipolar disorder.
Clients can expect straightforward talk about coping strategies, communication skills, and ways to manage impulsivity or dissociation when those problems arise. She brings 24 years of practice to problem-solving around money stress, caregiver burden, and the fallout of divorce or separation.
When someone feels directionless after a life change, Mara helps them clarify values and next steps without promising outcomes. The focus is on concrete choices people can test in everyday life. If you plan to begin, confirm current session format options before booking.
Evidence-based approaches and remote care
Mara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and life problems. Cognitive approaches focus on recognizing unhelpful thinking and testing new perspectives; these methods help with anxiety, depression, and decision-making. Trauma-informed methods attend to how past experiences affect current behavior and relationships, and they support safe pacing when processing difficult memories. Finding the right approach is collaborative. She works with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level, and she adjusts techniques over time based on what helps in practice. The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between errands. Some formats can reduce the need to be on camera or require less bandwidth, which can help on days when energy is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt evidence-based techniques for remote sessions so that practical skill-building, communication practice, and planning for life changes happen between meetings.Areas of expertise
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and a wide range of relationship and life-change issues including life purpose.
How does she approach people who feel stuck?
She encourages open conversation, identifies patterns that maintain the problem, and focuses on practical small steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mara has 24 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, trauma, identity, and life transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is an LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor, with licensure in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts clients from outside the U.S.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.