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Mary Pulscher, LMHC

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationIowa
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Jungian Therapy
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About Mary

Mary Pulscher is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with three decades of clinical experience helping people work through complex emotional challenges.

Background and approach

Her practice emphasizes a client-centered stance that prioritizes each person's values and goals while integrating psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas to address issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and ADHD. Mary blends practical strategies with deeper exploration to help clients build coping skills and clarify what matters to them.

She has a broad focus that includes addictions, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, career stress, and relationship or family tensions, and she offers support for problems ranging from chronic health-related stress to communication and attachment difficulties. Mary works to foster resilience and self-compassion while tailoring interventions to the unique circumstances of each client.

Based in Iowa, she brings both long-term clinical perspective and adaptable, evidence-informed tools to help people navigate life transitions and recover a sense of balance.

Approach-driven online care that fits your life



Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client's own perspectives and goals, offering a supportive, nonjudgmental space to explore feelings and make practical changes; it is helpful for concerns like anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Solution-focused therapy targets concrete goals and leverages strengths to create doable steps forward, which can be useful for addressing stress, career issues, and managing ADHD-related challenges in day-to-day routines.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to review needs, priorities, and preferences, adjusting methods over time so therapy stays relevant to changing goals and circumstances.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or to continue care from different locations. These formats support ongoing momentum between appointments and allow clients to use the communication style that feels most productive for them, while licensed professionals guide the therapeutic work.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Mary focuses on a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, addictions, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, career strain, family and anger-related challenges.
How would you describe the therapeutic style used here?
The approach is primarily client-centered and integrative, combining psychodynamic, solution-focused, motivational interviewing, and trauma-informed elements to meet practical goals while exploring deeper patterns.
What is the clinician's background and experience?
Mary has practiced for 30 years, bringing long-term clinical experience working with diverse emotional and behavioral concerns across the life span.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the LMHC credential with license IA LMHC 00687 and is located in Iowa.
Are sessions available in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are offered for therapy?
Therapy sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
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.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyJungian TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Iowa

Languages

English