- Anxiety and depression
- Burnout and trauma
- Life purpose concerns
About Mary
Mary Clisbee is an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) with 20 years of clinical experience based in Massachusetts. She works with adults and teens who feel stuck by anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, grief, or big life changes. Many people she sees include high-achieving professionals, caregivers, and healthcare workers seeking practical ways to cope.
Mary helps people notice the patterns that keep problems repeating. She talks through stress responses and offers clear tools to manage symptoms. Sessions focus on learning coping skills, strengthening relationships, and finding steps that fit daily life.
Her background includes extensive international work in unstable and volatile settings. That experience informs how she addresses trauma, chronic stress, and the effects of living with insecurity. She draws on that experience when supporting people affected by humanitarian crises, migration challenges, and military-related stress.
Clients also bring concerns such as compassion fatigue, life purpose, midlife questions, chronic illness and pain, aging and geriatric issues, and cultural or multicultural concerns. Mary works with issues related to post-traumatic stress, avoidant personality patterns, and the emotional impact of serious medical conditions including cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and practical. Mary helps people set small, achievable goals and practices skills between meetings. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site’s online options.
How therapeutic methods translate to online sessions
Mary draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with stress, trauma, and life transitions. One approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior, teaching practical skills to reduce anxiety and manage mood. Another approach addresses trauma and chronic stress by helping people process difficult experiences and build tolerance for stressful reminders and triggers.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary and the client review needs, goals, and preferences together and decide which techniques to use. That collaborative process helps shape session focus and homework between meetings.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people appreciate online sessions for fitting therapy into a busy week, reducing travel time, and making it easier to check in between appointments. Online work can also allow shorter focused check-ins when schedules are tight or avoid the need for camera-based meetings if that helps someone manage bandwidth or energy.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, grief, trauma, and major life transitions. Additional focuses include compassion fatigue, life purpose, chronic illness, and aging concerns.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
The approach is collaborative and practical. She helps people identify patterns, learn coping skills, and set small goals to test new directions.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 20 years of experience and extensive international work in unstable settings, which informs her work with trauma and chronic stress.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing from Massachusetts.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm the available session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.