About Mary
Mary Widseth is an LPC who focuses on helping people better understand themselves and their relationships. She brings seven years of clinical experience and a practical, hands-on approach to therapy. Mary earned a master’s degree in Community Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling and holds the LPC credential.
She has also worked with adults who have cognitive, communication, or physical challenges and uses that background to shape accessible, concrete therapy methods. Her work has included in-home therapy for children and families and office-based mental health work with adults.
Background and approach
She has supported people facing anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, addiction concerns, and issues tied to relationship or family stress. She has experience using communication supports like picture books, rebus boards, and sign language when needed. Sessions tend to be practical and skills-focused.
Mary uses client-centered listening alongside strategies that help with emotion regulation, communication, and daily functioning. She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, emotion-focused work, and trauma-informed methods when they fit a person’s needs. Mary aims to work collaboratively with each person to set clear goals and to build skills that can be used outside sessions.
Her background supporting people with diverse abilities and life situations informs a flexible, problem-solving style.
Using evidence-based approaches online for everyday struggles
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person’s perspective. The therapist listens closely and follows the person’s lead to build trust and set goals, which helps when people feel overwhelmed or stuck.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It teaches practical tools to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and manage ADHD-related challenges by breaking problems into smaller, manageable steps.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, provides concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal interactions. These skills are helpful for managing intense emotions and improving communication in relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That selection can change over time as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills visually. Phone sessions can require less bandwidth and fit into busy days. Live chat or text work well for short check-ins, written practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These choices make it simpler to fit therapy into daily life and maintain momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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