- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Anger management
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Mary
Mary Dellinger is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in South Carolina who uses practical, client-centered methods to help people manage stress and parenting challenges. She combines clear strategies with calm, steady support so parents can make changes that fit daily life. Mary draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with workable alternatives.
She uses mindfulness techniques to teach simple ways to reduce reactivity and return to focus during busy or upsetting moments.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize small, doable steps rather than overwhelming plans. Her background includes ten years of counseling experience with a broad range of concerns. These include anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma and issues tied to relationships and intimacy.
Mary also addresses parenting stress, caregiver strain, and problems with sleep or substance use when they affect day-to-day functioning. In early sessions she listens for what is most pressing and practical. Together with the client she sets short-term goals and tries methods that can be measured and adjusted.
She explains techniques plainly and checks in about what feels helpful. Mary aims to make therapy fit into a parent's routine. She offers conversations that focus on real-world coping, communication, and self-care.
The work is collaborative and paced to match each person's needs.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Mary helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mary lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and tailoring sessions to each person's needs. It focuses on understanding a person's experience and building practical steps that feel doable in daily life, which works well through conversation on video or by phone.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions use concrete exercises and homework to change patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, sleep problems, or parenting stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals, comfort with different formats, and what proves helpful in early sessions. Adjustments are common as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy households and varied schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when movement or a camera-free check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or people who like writing their thoughts. These options help fit therapeutic work into real life while keeping focus on clear strategies and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Mary
What issues does Mary commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting-related stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, blending cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques with psychodynamic ideas to address thoughts, behaviors, and emotions.
How much counseling experience does she have?
Mary brings ten years of experience working with a wide range of mental health concerns and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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