Mary "Jane" Poulson, LPC, LMHC
Calm, practical support for everyday parenting challenges
Book with Mary- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LPC, LMHC
- Licensed in
- Washington, Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Mary
Mary "Jane" Poulson is a licensed counselor with three decades of experience in behavioral health. She uses a straightforward, interactive style to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and life changes. Jane aims to offer practical tools and steady support so people can make steady progress during hard times.
Jane trained in counseling psychology and holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology. She is credentialed as an LPC and as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC.
Background and approach
Her long career has included work with adults and adolescents on mood concerns, trauma, grief, and attention difficulties. In sessions she keeps language plain and focuses on what can change now. She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques.
That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try small experiments to build better routines and reactions. She also uses strategies from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when people want help finding motivation and making lasting changes.
Jane structures counseling to fit each person’s needs. Sessions mix practical skill-building, problem-solving, and time to process feelings. Parents reading this will find a calm, experienced clinician who makes space for parenting concerns while helping with stress, sleep, relationships, and coping.
Her practice is based in Washington and services are offered in English. With a long career, she aims to be steady and approachable while helping people move forward.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Mary helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mary lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s perspective, then shaping sessions around what matters most to them. This approach helps people feel heard and guides goal setting and practical problem solving online.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT sessions include identifying unhelpful thinking, practicing new responses, and building routines to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or ease depression symptoms.
Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. Those skills are useful for managing strong feelings, improving communication, and handling parenting stress through short exercises and homework between appointments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily life. That may mean trying one technique and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls for deeper conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for quick check-ins, and text messaging for brief support or reminders. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain momentum between visits, and practice skills in real time.
Questions people ask about Mary
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting issues, sleep problems, trauma and related concerns such as grief, addiction, ADHD, and relationship struggles.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The style is down-to-earth and interactive. Sessions mix listening, education, practical tools, and skill practice to address real-life problems.
What is her background and experience?
She brings 30 years in behavioral health, including work with adolescents and adults on mood disorders, trauma, grief, and attention concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Washington state.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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