Mary Baez
Experienced LMFT blending empathy and evidence-based care
LMFT California
- Experience
- 16 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Mary
Mary Baez is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 16 years of experience in mental health settings.
Background and approach
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, anger, intimacy-related issues, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Her additional focus areas include blended family challenges, communication problems, workplace concerns, multicultural and immigration issues, first responder-related stress, and cultivating self-love.
Her therapeutic style emphasizes a warm, person-centered stance that fosters trust and nonjudgmental listening. Mary draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods and tailors interventions to each person’s needs, blending Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, dialectical skills, emotionally focused strategies, existential reflection, and trauma-focused work such as EMDR when appropriate.
She also brings a strengths-based, holistic perspective that encourages clients to explore inner resources and practical steps toward meaningful change. Mary supervises emerging therapists and values lifelong learning informed by clinical experience and her clients’ stories.
She aims to create a collaborative environment where clients can feel heard, develop coping skills, and pursue clearer direction in their lives.
Approaches for Online Care and Practical Therapy Options
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is focused on identifying and reshaping unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to improve coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathic listening and unconditional positive regard to help people feel understood and to support self-directed growth. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills useful for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary works with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then combines methods as appropriate to create a personalized plan. She emphasizes a strengths-based, holistic perspective and will adjust strategies over time to find what helps each person make practical progress.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and for communicating in ways that fit a client's life. These formats can make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods, address immediate skills practice between sessions, and access therapeutic support from a range of locations.
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Experience
16+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English