Mary Stinson, LPC

Mary Stinson is an Oklahoma-based Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience helping people move beyond recurring patterns of pain and stress. She practices from a strengths-based, non-judgmental stance, combining compassion with a grounded and direct style that supports clear problem solving and practical change. Mary emphasizes education as part of healing, translating current brain research into plain language to explain the neurochemical processes that influence feelings, impulses, and behaviors.

She helps clients recognize how high stress can drive the worst decisions and how those choices can repeat across a lifetime. Rather than accepting a mistake as permanent, Mary supports people in learning new responses and developing healthier patterns. Her work addresses stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and grief, along with a range of related concerns such as attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, and life purpose challenges.

Mary holds an LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and brings a practical emphasis on skill building and insight work. She affirms each person s worth and focuses on providing the right support at the right time so clients can pursue a life that feels meaningful and sustainable.

Approaches that guide online therapy and how they help

Mary Stinson draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to inform online work. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and connection patterns - it can help with abandonment, attachment issues, and relational conflict by building safer ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy identifies unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change them - it is useful for stress, anxiety, impulse control, and coping with difficult emotions.

She also integrates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) when clients need skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication. Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process - Mary collaborates with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors a plan that fits their situation.

Online therapy with Mary can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexible scheduling and access from different locations. These options support continuity of care, make it easier to practice skills between sessions, and help clients engage in therapy in ways that fit their daily life. Licensed professionals can adapt these methods effectively to remote formats while keeping the focus on practical progress and meaningful change.