- Attachment based
- CBT methods
- Eating issues
About Mary
Dr. Mary Weeden is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin with 30 years of clinical experience. She has a background that includes nursing and long experience working with eating disorders, depression, anxiety, stress, loss, and grief. She helps people who are struggling with self-esteem, motivation, and questions about food and body image.
Her approach is practical and person-focused. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings. She draws on client-centered work to make sessions conversational and on cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice and change upsetting thinking patterns. She also uses skills from dialectical behavior work and emotion-focused methods depending on what a person needs.
Mary pays attention to how family of origin, abandonment, and attachment issues can leave lasting guilt or shame. She has worked with people facing aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life matters, and midlife transitions. She supports people dealing with co-morbidity and mood disorders in addition to eating-related struggles.
Sessions tend to be straightforward and geared toward helping someone name painful feelings and try manageable changes. She talks with clients about communication problems, control issues, and the practical steps that can help reduce overwhelming stress.
If someone wants to start, the usual path is to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions are offered in English and Mary does not work with international clients.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions, helping people understand patterns of connection and mistrust. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters to the client, making sessions conversational and responsive. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce distress.Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss your goals, try out methods in session, and adjust based on what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps match tools to issues like guilt, shame, anxiety, or eating concerns.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions can be scheduled around caregiving, work, or medical commitments. Many people find that using talk-based approaches and skills practice translates well to remote sessions, and she can suggest practical exercises to try between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Illinois, Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, eating and food-related issues, self-esteem, and depression. Additional focuses include attachment and family of origin issues, abandonment, body image, and guilt and shame.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centered conversation with practical techniques from CBT and DBT. She also uses attachment-based and emotion-focused ideas depending on what helps the person.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of clinical experience and a background as a registered nurse in addition to social work practice. That experience includes work with eating disorders and mood issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin and practices out of Wisconsin.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Please check the platform or contact the service to see which formats are offered.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing depends on the chosen subscription plan.
What should I do to begin work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.