Mary Stone, LCSW
Narrative-focused LCSW offering practical support
Details
| Name | Mary Stone |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | New York |
| Licensed in | New York |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 11 |
About Mary
Mary Stone is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience helping people with trauma, workplace strain, and attention challenges. She draws on Narrative approaches and practical skills to help clients tell the parts of their story that matter. Her style is warm and direct.
She invites people to bring what feels most pressing into the room. She often supports people recovering from abuse and trauma. She also helps with career struggles and compassion fatigue from demanding jobs.
Background and approach
For attention and focus issues she uses straightforward strategies to improve concentration and daily routines. In sessions she treats the person as the expert on their life and listens for patterns that shape how they feel and act. That narrative frame is paired with Client-Centered work to make space for what feels true now.
When strong emotions arise she offers skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help manage overwhelming moments. Her approach is practical and collaborative. Conversations move between understanding past events and testing small changes in daily life.
People leave with concrete steps to practice between sessions. Mary practices in New York and offers services in English. She accepts international clients and is comfortable working across multicultural and immigration-related concerns.
Her goal is to help people reclaim a sense of direction and steadier functioning.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Trauma and abuse, Career difficulties, Compassion fatigue among the things Mary works with, alongside the areas below.
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Immigration issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Mary directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Mary directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based therapy work online
Mary uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from difficult events and reframe the stories they tell. This approach helps clarify how past experiences shape current feelings and choices, and can be useful for trauma and identity-related concerns. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, validation, and following the client's lead to build trust and clarity in sessions.When strong emotions or overwhelming stress appear she brings in Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach concrete ways to tolerate distress, regulate intense feelings, and improve interpersonal effectiveness. These skills are practical and can be practiced between meetings to support daily functioning.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before, then suggest ways to combine narrative work with skills practice. Clients and the therapist decide together what to try and adjust the plan as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer conversations and teaching exercises, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, chat can suit shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for different schedules and life demands.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
She works with trauma and abuse, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and attention challenges such as ADHD. Additional focus areas include autism and Asperger syndrome, immigration issues, multicultural concerns, personality disorders, and workplace problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is narrative-focused and client-centered, meaning she listens for life stories that shape current problems and centers the client's perspective. She combines that with practical skills to manage intense emotions and build everyday routines.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 11 years of professional experience as a licensed clinician working with a range of concerns related to trauma, work stress, and attention.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is open to working with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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