- Practical coping strategies
- Trauma informed care
- Weekend availability
About Mary
Mary Cabarles is a California-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 18 years of experience. She greets clients with a calm, listening presence and practical help for heavy, everyday problems. Mary aims to make sessions straightforward and useful for people juggling multiple stressors.
She has worked in group homes, residential facilities, and job coaching programs. Mary has supported people through homelessness, domestic violence, the criminal justice system, and complex health and mental health needs. That broad background informs how she notices patterns and practical hurdles in daily life.
Mary began private practice during the pandemic to respond to rising stress, financial strain, caregiving challenges, and displacement from wildfires. She focuses on helping people find relief from anxiety, trauma, grief, addiction concerns, and codependency-related struggles. Sessions often include space to vent, plan next steps, and rehearse clearer boundaries.
Her work draws on several approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, and existential perspectives. That mix allows Mary to tailor sessions to a person’s needs instead of using a single method every time.
Mary has experience across the lifespan, from elementary-aged youth to older adults and hospice care. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where practical coping strategies and values-based goals guide the work. Weekend appointments are more commonly available.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, concrete steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult feelings. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and codependency-related patterns where actions don't match values.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in intimacy and connection. This approach can help people who notice repeating relationship dynamics, communication problems, or attachment-related anxiety.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing different behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes because it gives clear skills to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying something and adjusting it over time rather than committing to a single method up front.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also help people keep a consistent rhythm of sessions while they handle work, caregiving, or other demands.
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Experience
18+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mary commonly address?
She supports people with trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress, grief, addictions, codependency, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and caregiver or compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Mary uses a mix of practical, values-oriented, and empathic approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered listening, and attachment-informed perspective.
What kind of background does she bring to sessions?
She has worked in group homes, residential programs, job coaching, the criminal justice system, homelessness services, and hospice, which shapes her practical, problem-solving focus in therapy.
Where is she licensed and based?
Mary is a California LCSW, licensed in California and practicing with that credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether online or in-person meetings are offered at the time you schedule.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Mary?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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