About Mary
Dr. Mary Moran is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience in mental health and substance use treatment.
Background and approach
She holds an LCSW and has served in clinical and supervisory roles, providing guidance to social workers and mental health counselors for more than 12 years. Based in Washington, Dr.
Moran draws on extensive academic training and long-term practice to address a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and a person-in-the-environment perspective, exploring both internal thoughts and feelings and the external factors that affect wellbeing.
Dr. Moran integrates evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy alongside relationship-focused strategies like the Gottman Method and skills from Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness Therapy.
She also works with issues related to adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, family-of-origin dynamics, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and mood and trauma-related disorders. Sessions are offered via video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit varying needs and schedules.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Dr. Moran commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to improve mood and coping, and Mindfulness Therapy, which cultivates present-moment awareness and stress management skills helpful for anxiety, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, emphasizing empathy, respect, and collaboration to help clients articulate goals and feel supported while exploring their concerns.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; Dr. Moran works together with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts strategies as progress unfolds. This collaborative process helps ensure that treatment aligns with what matters most to the client.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing practical flexibility for scheduling and access. These options allow clients to engage from different locations and pick the format that best suits their communication style and day-to-day life while maintaining continuity of care with a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Washington, Illinois, Missouri, Oregon
- Languages
- English