Mary Baran, LCMHC - Therapist in North Carolina

Client-Centered Therapy
EMDR
Social anxiety focus

About Mary

Mary Baran is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and relationship to gender and sexuality among the LGBT community. Social anxiety and phobia are listed among her focus areas.

She uses a direct, person-focused way of working. Sessions are conversation-based and aim to identify what feels most pressing. She listens for patterns in thinking, behavior, and relationships, and then brings practical ways to try between sessions. EMDR is part of her approach for addressing traumatic memories and intense distress when appropriate.

Mary often helps people build everyday coping skills. This can mean pacing exposure to feared social situations, practicing short behavioral experiments, or learning ways to respond to strong emotions. She also supports people dealing with seasonal changes in mood and with self-harm thoughts by creating a stepwise plan for safety and symptom management.

Her work with young adults focuses on life transitions, identity questions, and early-career stress. She also supports people processing loss and grief through careful, paced discussion and concrete coping steps. The therapist combines listening with practical tools so sessions feel action-oriented.

To begin, people are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Approaches used online and what to expect

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and letting the person guide the topics. The therapist reflects back what she hears and helps a person notice patterns in thought and behavior, which can make social situations feel more manageable.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to process traumatic memories and strong emotional reactions. In practice this means identifying distressing memories, rating the intensity, and using guided procedures to reduce the hold those memories have on daily life.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Mary will work with each person to decide which methods to try first based on current concerns, goals, and comfort with different techniques. She checks in regularly and adapts the plan as needed.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting sessions happen from a convenient location. Some methods, like EMDR, can be adapted for remote delivery; the therapist will discuss what will work best given a person's needs and any technical limits.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety LGBT Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Trauma and abuse Grief Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Post-traumatic stress Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

North Carolina

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, grief, and related issues including social anxiety and phobia.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her approach is client-centered with practical, conversation-based sessions and use of EMDR when appropriate for trauma-related symptoms.

How much experience does she have?

She has about 10 years of experience working in clinical settings with a range of mood and trauma-related concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.