Mary Walston, LCMHC
Therapist in North Carolina
Mary Walston is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who practices with an attachment-based lens.
- Licensed inNorth Carolina
- License10538
- NPI 1497093975
- Experience11+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Mary
Mary Walston is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who practices with an attachment-based lens. She focuses on helping people understand patterns in their close relationships and how those patterns affect stress, anxiety, and everyday functioning. Her work often centers on relationship and family concerns, including communication problems, blended family stress, and issues around commitment or infidelity.
She also supports people navigating grief, career transitions, parenting strain, and the lasting impact of trauma or abuse.
Background and approach
Mary blends practical strategies with a warm, interactive style. Sessions look at root causes and recurring cycles, then build skills to change day-to-day interactions. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, and client-centered care to make change feel manageable.
With 11 years of experience, Mary has helped people facing anger, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce. Her approach is respectful and sensitive, and she aims to match techniques to each person’s needs. Mary practices in North Carolina and holds an NC LCMHC credential.
She works collaboratively to set goals and tracks progress in small steps so people can notice real differences over time.
Credentials
- LCMHC (North Carolina)
- License 10538 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1497093975 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Mary names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment work and practical approaches translate online
Mary uses Attachment-Based Therapy to help people notice how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and reactions. This approach focuses on understanding connection needs and healing hurtful interaction cycles, which can be useful for relationship, intimacy, and abandonment concerns.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy which centers the person’s experience and decisions. That approach emphasizes active listening, empathy, and helping people find their own solutions for issues like career choices, parenting stress, or coping with life changes.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another common tool in her work. CBT helps track thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so people can practice new habits for anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and anger.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as therapy unfolds. Clients and therapist check in about progress and switch strategies when needed.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different rhythms. Video calls let people work face-to-face from afar, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can fit quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Mary address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship problems. Additional focuses include parenting strain, career changes, and compassion fatigue.
What is Mary’s therapy style like?
Her style is warm, accepting, and interactive. Sessions explore patterns in relationships and teach concrete skills to change them.
How much experience does she have?
Mary has 11 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and family-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an NC LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Mary?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does scheduling and cost work?
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