Mary Verberne, LCSW

Mary Verberne is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience helping people in Louisiana cope with life’s hard moments. She focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, grief, relationship tensions, and stress. Her work is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people find clearer ways forward.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, and mindfulness to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. Sessions center on the person's goals and priorities, and Mary guides each step without judging. People can expect straightforward conversation and tools they can use between meetings.

Mary also brings motivational interviewing and narrative ideas into therapy when they fit. That means she helps people strengthen motivation for change and make sense of their story. This approach is useful for issues such as addictions, career transitions, and changing long-standing patterns of behavior.

She works with concerns across many areas: parenting stress, sleep problems, intimacy and communication issues, coping with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and caregiver strain. Mary aims to help people build resilience and practical plans that fit everyday life.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to what each person needs. She listens for strengths and offers simple strategies to try at home. The focus is on usable skills and clearer choices so people feel more in control of their next steps.

How Mary’s Approaches Work Online

Mary commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try small, practical changes. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely to what matters to the person and shaping sessions around their goals.

She also draws on mindfulness practices to help reduce reactivity and increase present-moment focus. Mindfulness techniques can help with anxiety, sleep problems, and stress by teaching simple attention exercises and breathing practices that are easy to use between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative decision-making helps make therapy feel relevant and doable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face interaction and exercises that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a quieter environment is easier. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter check-ins and the option to share progress or questions between appointments. These formats make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.