Mary Gates, LPC

Mary Gates is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with twenty years of clinical experience. She helps people manage depression, anxiety, trauma, and the stress that comes with life changes. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aiming to make therapy feel doable even on a hard day.

She focuses on communication problems, social anxiety, isolation, and addictions. She also supports people working to find life purpose and to recover after traumatic events. Mary pays attention to how everyday interactions and thinking patterns keep problems going, and she helps clients learn practical ways to interrupt them.

Sessions emphasize collaboration. Mary listens first, then co-designs steps a person can try between sessions. Those steps are concrete and aimed at small changes that add up over time. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide this work.

Mary also describes her space as affirming for LGBTQ+ people and welcoming to older adults. She aims to help people build resilience, repair difficult relationships, and regain steady footing after setbacks. Her style is patient and task-focused when needed, and supportive when people are processing grief or trauma.

If someone is considering therapy, Mary encourages a practical first session to identify priorities and agree on short-term goals. Her work is centered on helping people move toward clearer choices, calmer days, and better coping skills.