Mary Verberne
Practical, collaborative therapy for life transitions
LCSW Louisiana
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Mary
Mary Verberne is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, and other complex life challenges.
Background and approach
She blends practical, evidence-based methods with a collaborative stance that honors each person's background and priorities, guiding clients to develop realistic strategies for coping, communication, and emotional regulation. Her work addresses a broad set of concerns including family and relational conflicts, trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting stress, career transitions, and compassion fatigue.
Mary also attends to areas like body image, attachment and abandonment issues, caregiving strain, and co-morbid conditions, tailoring her approach to the specifics of each situation. She uses modalities such as cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered listening, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and narrative work to help clients clarify goals and build practical skills.
With a focus on collaboration and respect, Mary supports people who want to better understand their patterns, strengthen resilience, and make meaningful changes. She offers flexible online formats so clients can connect in ways that fit their schedules and needs.
Online approaches rooted in evidence and collaboration
Mary commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered work in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and sleep problems, and to improve coping in stressful situations. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and validation so clients feel heard and can explore their values and goals at their own pace.She also integrates mindfulness practices to help clients develop present-moment awareness and self-regulation skills for stress, grief, and anger. Together with clients she reviews goals and preferences and adapts methods collaboratively, so the therapeutic approach evolves from what is most helpful for the person in front of her.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy schedules and varying communication styles. These options make it easier to sustain consistent care during life changes and allow sessions to fit into work, caregiving, or geographical constraints while maintaining the same clinical approaches used in traditional therapy.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed
Louisiana
Languages
English