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Mary Pollock, LPC

  • Experience42 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Mary

Mary Pollock is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 42 years of experience in human services. Her career has spanned inpatient and outpatient drug and alcohol programs, partial hospitalization, and mental health treatment, along with training and staff development for new counselors.

Background and approach

She draws on decades of clinical work with people facing addiction, mood disorders, adjustment to life changes, and conflict resolution to inform her practice. Her style is person-centered and collaborative, prioritizing each client's perspective on needs and goals.

Mary integrates evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, and her background includes training in gestalt-influenced techniques and existential ideas. She offers support for a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, trauma, bipolar conditions, and ADHD.

Clients can expect a practical, goal-oriented process that honors individual values while addressing immediate challenges. Mary’s long experience working across settings and ages supports a flexible approach that adapts to changing circumstances and helps clients discover workable solutions and coping strategies.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Mary often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing to address practical concerns and personal meaning. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's viewpoint and building a collaborative relationship that supports self-directed change. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers structured tools to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and coping with life changes. Motivational interviewing helps clarify readiness for change and strengthens motivation, a helpful element when addressing addictions or habits that interfere with goals.

Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to explore goals, preferences, and what strategies feel most useful, and then adjust the plan as progress and needs evolve. That means methods can be combined or shifted over time to match each person's situation.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes consistent care more accessible and flexible. These options allow scheduling around work, caregiving, or health needs and let clients choose formats that suit their comfort and communication style while pursuing the therapeutic goals identified together.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Mary commonly address?
Her practice covers a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and relationship and family problems.
What is Mary’s therapeutic style like?
She uses a person-centered approach that emphasizes the client's perspective while blending practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing to support change.
How long has she been practicing?
Mary brings 42 years of experience working in inpatient and outpatient settings, partial hospitalization, and counselor training and development.
Where is Mary licensed and what are her credentials?
She holds the LPC credential with licence number PA LPC PC002806 and practices in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working with her?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide several ways to connect.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with Mary?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsGriefSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

42+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

What Mary can help with

Mary Pollock works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, grief, self esteem, and depression.

Mary works with individuals and family members affected by addiction, mood disorders, adjustment issues related to life changes, and women's issues.

How Mary approaches therapy

Mary's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Mary is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Pennsylvania, with 42 years of clinical experience.