- 26 years experience
- CBT and DBT methods
- Works with grief
About Mary
Mary Cowen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 26 years of practice. She has worked in Texas, Oklahoma, and now North Carolina, providing counseling across many settings. Her experience includes grief, depression, anxiety, addiction, eating issues, relationship strain, cancer-related concerns, crisis work, and end-of-life support.
Mary sees people for a wide range of life challenges, including stress, parenting strain, anger, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and changes that come with aging or illness. She also addresses concerns such as body image, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and substance use. Her caseload has included individual sessions, couples work, family-focused issues, and group formats in clinical and community settings.
Her style is interactive and respectful. She listens and talks through practical steps people can use between sessions. Sessions often focus on clear skills and small experiments to test what helps in everyday life. Mindfulness and cognitive strategies are tools she uses alongside supportive conversation.
Mary draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work focused on the person’s goals. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns that keep problems going and DBT skills to manage intense emotions. Imago Relationship Therapy informs work on communication and connection in partnerships.
She emphasizes collaboration and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Many people come for help with anger that surfaces at home or work, or with resentment that builds over time. Mary helps people notice triggers, practice different responses, and plan next steps that fit their life.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions can help
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s goals and priorities. It helps people name what matters and steer sessions toward practical change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and gives clear tools to test new ways of responding. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for handling strong emotions and improving distress tolerance.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Mary aims to figure out what fits by discussing goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. That collaboration helps shape session tasks and practice between meetings.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a weeknight, take a shorter check-in during a lunch break, avoid travel time, or choose a phone call when bandwidth is low. These practical benefits help people keep consistent appointments and try techniques in their ordinary routines.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with grief, depression, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, trauma, parenting stress, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, caregiver stress, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Her approach combines Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, plus mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
Mary has 26 years of clinical experience working in community health, hospitals, hospice, inpatient settings, schools, and home health care.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Mary accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment 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.