Therapist profile
Mary Sullivan, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and relationship concerns
Continue with MaryAbout
- Trauma informed care
- CBT and DBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
About Mary
Mary Sullivan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 45 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
She emphasizes practical education about what is happening in the body and mind. That includes learning how trauma can affect the nervous system. Mary mixes approaches she has used over decades to help people learn skills for managing symptoms and solving problems as they come up.
Her work often addresses overlapping issues such as substance use alongside trauma or mood disorders. She also focuses on topics like abandonment, family of origin concerns, caregiver and first responder stress, and needs that arise with aging and serious illness. Mary notes experience with issues related to alternative sexual cultures and intimacy, and with people affected by domestic violence and dissociation.
Sessions include skills-building from cognitive and behavioral methods, mindfulness techniques, and client-centered listening. Jungian ideas may be used when exploring personal meaning or recurring life themes. She frames treatment as an educational process so clients can better understand symptoms and apply new tools.
Mary asks that prospective clients be Colorado residents. She provides trauma-informed care for people who have experienced recent local incidents and works with veterans, first responders, and law enforcement among others.
How sessions work
How Mary’s approaches translate to online work
Mary uses client-centered therapy to prioritize the person’s own goals and experiences, offering reflective listening and support while people decide what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, depression, or addictive patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interactions when relationships are a source of stress.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work together. Mary will review symptoms, goals, and day-to-day constraints and then suggest methods to try. That suggestion is collaborative and can change as needs shift over time.
The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use video or audio depending on energy or bandwidth. Mary’s mix of skills-based methods and education about how trauma affects the nervous system can be adapted to remote sessions so practical tools are learned and practiced between meetings.
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Experience
45+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns are addressed?
She helps people work through family conflict, family of origin issues, and parenting stress as part of broader individual therapy.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Mary combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques, plus mindfulness and occasional Jungian work when exploring personal meaning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 45 years of experience in a variety of clinical settings and with diverse presenting problems.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) working in Colorado.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to meet with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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