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Mary Tobias

Compassionate, practical therapy for life’s challenges

LMFT, LPC Louisiana

Experience
3 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Bipolar
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Mary

Mary Tobias is a licensed therapist who combines practical, evidence-informed methods with a warm, client-centered stance to help people manage stress, mood disorders, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

As an LMFT and LPC practicing in Louisiana, she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside emotion-focused and mindfulness-based tools to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, build coping skills, and strengthen emotional awareness. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and active listening while treating each person as the expert on their own life.

With three years of clinical experience, Mary works with concerns such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting struggles, intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, and first responder issues.

She prioritizes creating practical plans that fit a person’s needs and preferences and uses motivational and existential perspectives when clients want to explore values, meaning, or life transitions. Mary aims to help people find workable tools and clearer direction as they navigate change and difficult emotions.

Online therapy that blends skill-building and emotional work

Mary uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and test practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress. This approach focuses on concrete skill-building such as coping strategies, behavioral experiments, and structured problem solving. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, offering an empathetic, nonjudgmental stance that prioritizes the client’s perspective and supports self-directed growth through active listening and validation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary will work with each person to explore which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting CBT, client-centered techniques, or emotion-focused elements as the work evolves. Together they set a plan and adjust it based on what proves most helpful in sessions.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines, maintain continuity during life transitions, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for discussing sensitive topics.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Mary commonly address?
She works with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, intimacy-related problems, anger, self-esteem, relationship strain, coping with life changes, and first responder issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is empathetic and collaborative, using active listening and interactive techniques. She treats clients as partners and focuses on practical tools alongside emotional processing.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Mary has three years of clinical experience working with adults and multiple presenting concerns, applying a mix of behavioral and humanistic approaches to support client goals.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds LMFT and LPC credentials with license details LA LMFT 1370 and LA LPC 7781, and she practices in Louisiana.
Does she offer services in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English; she is not listed as offering additional languages and is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats does she use?
Mary provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and daily schedules.
How is cost and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsBipolar disorderDepressionADHD

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

First responder issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

Louisiana, Louisiana

Languages

English