Mary Stinson
Compassionate, brain-informed care for lasting change
LPC Oklahoma
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Mary
Mary Stinson, LPC, centers her work in cognitive behavioral approaches that help clients understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. She combines evidence-informed techniques with clear psychoeducation about how stress and neurochemical responses shape decisions and impulses, aiming to break repetitive, self-defeating patterns.
Background and approach
Her style is grounded, compassionate, and direct, emphasizing practical problem-solving and strengths-based interventions. With 15 years of professional experience in Oklahoma, she applies a blend of methods to address stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and grief.
Her practice also attends to concerns such as attachment wounds, abandonment, body image, chronic pain and illness, caregiver stress, communication problems, impulsivity, and issues that arise from infidelity, divorce, or isolation. She draws on mindfulness, EMDR, DBT, and motivational interviewing when those tools fit the client's needs.
Mary explains clinical concepts plainly so clients can see how physiological reactions influence behavior and learn alternatives to old coping strategies. Her aim is to educate and empower people to make different choices under pressure and to build a life aligned with their values.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Mary frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, offering concrete tools for managing anxiety, stress, and impulsivity. She also integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to explore relational patterns and repair attachment disruptions, which can be useful for people struggling with abandonment, intimacy, or trust. When emotion regulation and distress tolerance are central concerns, elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are used to teach skills for managing intense feelings and improving communication.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she tailors methods over time so the plan fits the client’s situation rather than forcing a single model onto every issue.
Online therapy with her is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which increases flexibility for scheduling and lets clients connect from home or work. These formats support ongoing skill practice, timely check-ins, and consistent progress while accommodating different comfort levels and lifestyles.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Oklahoma
Languages
English