- Guilt and shame focus
- Trauma and PTSD care
- CBT and EMDR methods
About Mary
Mary Kallenbach is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 23 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and guilt and shame. She also helps people coping with life changes, grief, addictions, intimacy concerns, and self-esteem problems.
Mary uses straightforward talk and practical skills in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, EMDR, and client-centered techniques. Sessions often include grounding, skill practice, and steps to manage distress between meetings.
Her background includes long experience in inpatient and community settings and many years running a private practice. She has worked with adults who presented with eating disorders, personality and psychotic disorders, and PTSD, and she has provided therapy in schools and community programs.
Mary has worked with adults across a wide range of life challenges, from family-of-origin issues to caregiving and aging concerns. She has also supported people facing infertility, cancer-related stress, blended family problems, and relationship betrayal.
In the therapy room she tends to be direct and pragmatic. Conversations aim to identify patterns that keep guilt and shame active, try out different coping options, and practice small changes that can ease day-to-day burden. To begin, the reader is invited to follow the service's matching steps and schedule a first session.
Approaches used in online sessions
Mary commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT focuses on living with difficult feelings while still moving toward valued goals, which can be useful for guilt and shame.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and to practice tests of those thoughts. CBT involves short experiments and skill building to change patterns of avoidance or self-criticism.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels manageable, then together try methods that fit the client's needs. This is a collaborative process and may include mixing strategies from different approaches.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking through the matching questionnaire. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel by reducing commute time and making it easier to schedule brief check-ins. Depending on the format available, sessions can focus on practical skill practice, guided exercises, or processing difficult memories without requiring additional travel.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and guilt and shame among other concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and practical, using talk and skills practice to address patterns that keep problems active.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience in counseling, including work in inpatient units, schools, community agencies, and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina and maintains practice work in that state.
What language are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what about format?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the service matching flow; the platform will guide scheduling once you complete the short questionnaire.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.