Mary Jo Ayllon, LPC, LCMHC

Mary Jo Ayllon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of clinical experience. She practices in North Carolina and brings a calm, goal-focused approach to sessions. She aims to meet clients where they are and help them move toward clearer, manageable steps.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. These approaches shape practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Sessions often include straightforward exercises to notice thoughts, test assumptions, and try different behaviors between meetings.

Mary Jo also draws on client-centered and mindfulness approaches to build a trusting, respectful space. She listens for what matters most to each person and adjusts her pace to fit their goals. This includes addressing grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and issues tied to self-esteem and body image.

Her background includes work with obsessive-compulsive concerns, ADHD, postpartum depression, and workplace or career stress. She is familiar with multicultural dynamics and how they affect daily life. When faith is important to a client, Mary Jo can integrate a Biblically informed perspective if the client requests it.

Sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Scheduling follows a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a session according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care

Mary Jo uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT often includes short, practical exercises to try between sessions and works well for anxiety, depression, and OCD-related concerns.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and accepting difficult feelings while taking meaningful action. ACT can be useful for stress, grief, and challenges where avoidance has become a problem.

Attachment-Based Therapy informs her work on relationship patterns and early connection wounds. This approach helps people notice repeated reactions and try different ways of relating in current relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life circumstances and then recommend or blend approaches that fit. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted as needed.

Online therapy makes these methods more accessible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or when a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter, more frequent touchpoints and can fit between busy days. These flexible formats aim to help people practice skills in their everyday routines.