Mary Cabarles, LCSW

Mary Cabarles is licensed in California and brings 17 years of post-graduate professional experience in social work. She entered the field as a college sophomore and has since worked across diverse settings, including group homes, residential facilities, job coaching programs, services for people with co-occurring disorders, homelessness services, domestic violence programs, criminal justice settings, and public sector agencies. Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, family dynamics, and a wide range of populations from elementary-aged children and adolescents to teens aging out of the system, adults, older adults, and hospice patients.

Mary launched her private practice during the pandemic to respond to a surge in stressors many people were facing - heightened fear, job and financial changes, childcare and eldercare pressures, relationship strain, racial injustice, worsening air quality, wildfire displacement, and the broader effects of climate change. She aims to offer steady support through active listening, space to process and vent, and practical planning to manage complex, overlapping challenges. Mary emphasizes an empathetic, person-centered approach and provides additional availability on weekends to accommodate clients with constrained schedules.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting dominated by them while clarifying personal values and taking small, meaningful steps toward a more valued life. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, and navigating life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in close relationships and how those early bonds influence current connection, trust, and intimacy. It can help with relationship struggles, attachment issues, and family dynamics by fostering safer, more secure ways of relating.

Mary approaches care collaboratively, recognizing that finding the right therapeutic method is part of the work. She will partner with each person to identify which approaches fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjust strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage with a licensed professional, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and maintain continuity of care across life transitions while working with a therapist from a convenient location.