Mary Baran, LCMHC

Mary Baran is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 10 years of clinical experience. She offers warm, inviting care grounded in respect and sensitivity, creating a space where people facing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma, and grief can feel heard and supported. Mary works with a wide range of concerns including stress, coping with life changes, post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective disorder, self-harm, social anxiety and phobia, young adult issues, and matters related to the LGBT community.

Her style emphasizes compassion and collaboration, blending multiple therapeutic methods to meet each person where they are and adapt to their needs. Mary views the decision to begin therapy as a courageous first step and aims to accompany clients through practical coping strategies, emotional processing, and growth toward greater self-understanding and self-love. Those who choose to work with her can expect a respectful, sensitive approach that centers the client’s goals and lived experience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an empathetic, nonjudgmental environment in which the client’s own goals and values guide the process. The therapist listens deeply, reflects understanding, and helps people build self-awareness and self-esteem while working through life changes, stress, or depression.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured approach used to help people process and reduce the intensity of distressing memories. It involves guided attention and bilateral stimulation to support reprocessing of traumatic or upsetting experiences and can be helpful for post-traumatic stress and trauma-related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Mary Baran collaborates with each person to explore which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as sessions progress.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and additional options like live chat or text-based messaging can support check-ins and ongoing work between appointments. These formats make it easier to schedule care around daily life, access therapy from different locations within the permitted area, and maintain continuity when circumstances change.