Mary Jo Ayllon, LPC, LCMHC

Mary Jo Ayllon is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 12 years of clinical experience and a long history of working with anxiety, depression, grief, anger, abuse and trauma, OCD, ADHD, low self-esteem, stress management, multicultural concerns, racism, and adjustments to life transitions. She combines practical therapeutic skills with lived experience as a parent and a pastor's wife, which informs her understanding of parenting challenges, spiritual concerns, and conflicts that can arise within church communities.

Her approach is centered on creating comfort, trust, motivation, and hope while remaining goal oriented and respectful of each person’s individual pace. She draws on evidence-based strategies such as cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused methods, and humanistic principles, and adapts her work to the needs and goals of each client. LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, a credential that indicates formal training and licensure to provide mental health counseling.

When requested, Mary Jo can integrate a Biblically informed perspective into therapy, using psychological tools alongside biblical understandings to explore meaning, dignity, and hope within a faith framework. She maintains weekday availability, generally Monday through Friday in the mornings and early afternoons, and asks prospective clients to reach out if posted times do not reflect her full schedule. Beginning therapy is framed as a courageous step toward restoration and a fuller life, and she expresses that it would be an honor to accompany someone on that journey.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages mindful awareness of thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values to guide meaningful action. It can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by shifting the focus from eliminating symptoms to building a life aligned with what matters most.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how they influence current connections and emotional responses. This approach is useful for relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns, and family patterns that affect trust and intimacy.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors by teaching practical skills for changing unhelpful thinking and coping patterns. CBT is often applied for anxiety, depression, OCD symptoms, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist will collaborate with each person to identify methods that best match their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor interventions and pace to what feels most useful.

Online therapy with Mary Jo is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals and to fit therapy into busy lives without sacrificing continuity of care.