Mary Cassidy

Mary Cassidy is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues with self-esteem. Mary aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk about what matters most to them.

Her background includes long-term work supporting people through grief, trauma and abuse, and big life changes like divorce or career shifts. She also addresses family-related pressures such as blended family issues, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and fatherhood concerns. Mary listens for patterns around abandonment, attachment, codependency, and control so conversations can target what feels most stuck.

In sessions she uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s priorities and build a trusting working relationship. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are used to help people stay calmer in stressful moments and notice how feelings and thoughts show up.

Mary’s style is warm and straightforward. She helps people develop practical coping skills, clearer communication, and steps to rebuild confidence. The work often includes small experiments to test new ways of relating or managing stress.

People often come for help with body image, fertility or intimacy worries, career decisions, and family conflict. Mary supports each person in making steady, realistic changes at a pace that feels right for them.

Approaches to online therapy and how they help

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person in front of the therapist, helping people feel heard and guiding sessions by their priorities. This approach can help with relationship concerns, self-esteem, and figuring out next steps during life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical ways to change patterns that cause distress. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and problems with communication or codependency.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and feelings without getting pulled into them, which can reduce reactivity in moments of stress and help with emotions tied to trauma or grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs and then recommend ways of working that feel like a good fit. Sessions can mix elements from different approaches depending on what helps most.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people join from locations that suit their schedules. Therapists can guide practical exercises between meetings so progress continues between sessions.