Mary Yost, LCMHC

Mary Yost is a licensed counselor (LCMHC) who draws on nearly 29 years of practice to help people facing major life changes. She focuses on depression, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy struggles, and challenges with self-esteem. Her manner is straightforward and person-centered, aimed at helping people find clearer next steps during uncertain times.

Her sessions center on practical talk and skill building. She helps people notice patterns that hold them back and try different ways of responding. That can mean working on communication, setting limits, or coping strategies for stress and cravings.

Mary works with a wide range of life circumstances. She has supported people through adoption and foster care issues, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and the emotional effects of divorce or separation. She also addresses attachment concerns, codependency, and questions about body image and identity.

Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods so she can match work to the person in the room. Techniques come from cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment practices, dialectical skills, attachment-focused thinking, and a client-centered stance. Mary aims to make sessions feel practical and understandable.

People who want straightforward help with midlife questions, recovering from substance use, or repairing relationship patterns often find her approach useful. She encourages small experiments between sessions and works with each person to set realistic, clear goals.

How Mary blends therapy methods for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without letting them drive behavior, and then identify values-based actions to move toward. It can help with depression, low motivation, and some addiction-related patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors; it is often used for mood, anxiety, and communication problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation and interpersonal skills that can be useful when feelings feel overwhelming or relationships are strained.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what methods feel most useful. She adapts techniques over time so therapy matches changing needs and real-life challenges.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow focused check-ins between in-person commitments. They also make it simpler to practice skills in the settings where problems actually happen. If you want to explore how these approaches work in a remote format, Mary can discuss the best way to structure sessions when you schedule.