Mary Aubrey, LICSW

Mary Aubrey is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 40 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship strains, grief, and caregiver issues. She helps with parenting concerns, addiction and eating problems, body image, and the impact of trauma and abuse. Mary also works with people facing life changes, career worries, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She listens to what you are thinking and feeling, then helps set clear goals. Progress is tracked together so adjustments can be made as needed. Sessions focus on problems you want to solve and the steps that fit your life.

Mary draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that have developed over time. Solution-focused work helps identify practical steps and small changes that build forward momentum.

Her background includes college mental health, community agencies, crisis intervention, and hospital-based services, alongside long-term private practice. Mary earned a Master of Social Work degree from Smith College School for Social Work in 1985 and holds an MA LICSW in Massachusetts.

People often come to her for help with anxiety and panic, depression, family conflict, loss, and work-related stress. She encourages honest, plain talk and helps people find manageable ways to cope and move forward.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Mary commonly uses cognitive behavioral work and solution-focused techniques when helping people online. Cognitive behavioral work helps identify patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical ways to shift them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-focused work concentrates on small, achievable steps and quick strategies you can try between sessions to build momentum and change.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together you can try methods that match your needs and adjust the plan as you learn what works best.

Confirm the available session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or reducing time away from work or caregiving duties. These practical benefits help people keep therapy consistent while balancing day-to-day responsibilities.