Mary Dann-McNamee, LMFT

Mary Dann-McNamee is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 19 years of experience. She focuses on relationship concerns, family conflict, grief and loss, intimacy issues, and self-esteem. Mary emphasizes a respectful, down-to-earth approach that helps people feel heard and understood before moving forward.

She starts by listening to each person’s story and recognizing their strengths. Sessions are collaborative and grounded in practical skills. Mary believes clients know their lives best and that therapy can build on what already works for them.

Her work often addresses attachment concerns, communication problems, caregiver stress, and challenges around divorce and separation. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose and midlife change. Financial stress, pregnancy and childbirth transitions, and workplace pressures are other common topics she helps people sort through.

Mary uses client-centered therapy to follow the client’s lead and create a respectful space for exploration. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify patterns of thinking and try different strategies between sessions. Together with the client, she adapts methods to fit real-life situations.

If someone wants to begin, Mary asks potential clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and she offers services in English in California.

How Mary Uses Client-Centered and CBT Approaches Online

Mary offers approaches that focus on collaboration and practical change. Client-centered therapy means the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s concerns, helping them name priorities and feel understood. This approach can help with relationship worries, grief, and making sense of caregiving stress.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to spot patterns in thoughts and behaviors and to try small experiments between sessions. CBT can be useful for managing low self-esteem, anxiety about relationships, or unhelpful thinking that increases stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary will discuss goals, preferences, and daily life to decide whether to lean more on client-centered listening or on CBT tools. This is a collaborative process and can change as needs change.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking, as formats are set by the therapist and platform. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It can also allow people to practice strategies between sessions in their usual routines and bring real situations into discussion.