Dr. Mary Del Vecchio, LPC

Dr. Mary Del Vecchio helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. She works with issues like stress, depression, grief, addiction, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at teaching skills people can use between sessions.

Mary is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 30 years in the counseling field. She holds LPC credentials in Minnesota and Wisconsin and has a background that includes a master's degree in theology and a pastoral ministry certificate. She also has national certification as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.

Her style is caring and interactive. She uses client-centered conversations and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and mindfulness strategies when those fit a person's needs.

Mary describes her work as collaborative. She likes to set clear goals, teach coping tools, and check progress together. Sessions can focus on solving a current problem, managing symptoms, or building long-term skills for resilience.

In addition to common concerns like anxiety and depression, she has helped people facing medical challenges, caregiver stress, career pressures, and complicated family-of-origin issues. She offers faith-informed counseling when clients request that perspective.

People who choose her often want a therapist who combines practical techniques with an empathetic, team-oriented approach. Mary aims to empower people with skills and steady support as they move forward.

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online care

Dr. Del Vecchio uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT sessions online can include tracking thoughts, setting small goals, and practicing new skills between appointments. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and working at a person’s pace to build trust and clarify goals.

When appropriate, she may use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address traumatic memories by guiding structured processing and grounding techniques. The choice of approach is collaborative - she will talk with each person about their goals, explain options, and together decide what methods to try first and how to revise them over time.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face for skill teaching and real-time feedback. Phone sessions can be a good option when a video connection is difficult or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework coordination, and ongoing coaching between scheduled sessions. These options increase flexibility while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.