Mary Verberne, LCSW

Mary Verberne is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Louisiana. She brings 12 years of experience helping people who face depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, and the stresses of daily life. Her work emphasizes a compassionate, faith-informed stance and practical steps people can use right away.

She focuses on real-life problems like work stress, family tension, trouble sleeping, and relationship difficulties. Sessions look at what is happening now and what changes would make life easier. She helps people sort priorities, learn new ways to cope, and rebuild routines that support well-being.

Mary uses approaches that fit each person’s needs. She draws from cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful patterns and from client-centered techniques to keep the conversation grounded in the person’s goals. Mindfulness and narrative tools are also part of her toolkit for managing strong emotions and making sense of painful experiences.

People often come for help with transitions, caregiving strain, parenting challenges, or career-related stress. Mary aims to help clients build resilience and clearer self-understanding rather than quick fixes. Progress is paced to each individual and their life situation.

Her sessions combine listening with practical options you can try between meetings. She works collaboratively, helping people set realistic goals and tracking small steps toward them. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling follow the initial selection process.

How chosen approaches can work in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and decide their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and offers concrete exercises to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to try. That plan can change over time as progress and challenges become clearer; decisions are made together.

Confirm the available session formats before booking since specific options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. They also let people work on skills between appointments and use tools like guided exercises or thought records in real time to support change.