Mary Sudduth, LCSW

Mary Sudduth is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of clinical experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She works with individuals who are dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, ADHD, mood disorders, and caregiving stress. Mary aims to make beginning therapy straightforward and practical so clients can take small, useful steps right away.

She draws on a wide professional background in social work, healthcare, and mental health. Mary earned a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and holds a Virginia LCSW license. Her practice history includes work in healthcare social work, substance use settings, non-profit agencies, and teaching at the college level.

Mary uses a blend of approaches tailored to each person. She often draws on client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, psychodynamic ideas, solution-focused planning, and Internal Family Systems concepts depending on what the person needs. Sessions emphasize practical skills such as relaxation techniques, worksheets, and problem-solving steps that people can use between meetings.

Her additional focus areas include aging and geriatric concerns, chronic illness and pain, cancer and hospice-related issues, blended family matters, and communication problems. She also supports people coping with trauma, family-of-origin issues, forgiveness work, and the stresses of caregiving.

Mary describes herself as a generalist clinician who uses an individualized approach. She aims to help people find more ease in daily life through straightforward strategies and collaborative planning.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person’s lead to build trust and clarify goals. It helps people who need space to talk through feelings and decide what matters most to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping skills because it often includes exercises and worksheets to practice between sessions.

Internal Family Systems looks at different parts of a person’s inner experience and how those parts relate. This approach can help with self-clarity, trauma responses, and managing strong emotions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences and may combine approaches as those needs evolve.

Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats Mary offers. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also supports using digital worksheets and homework between appointments so progress continues between meetings.