Mary Bulla, LMHC

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy puts the person’s experience first and focuses on listening, empathy, and building trust so clients feel heard and understood. It is useful for people navigating life changes, parenting stress, and emotional overwhelm.

Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and goal-setting. Sessions often identify concrete next actions to try between meetings, which can be helpful for short-term concerns like coping with stress or improving communication.

EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, is an approach used with some people who are processing traumatic memories. It involves structured procedures to help reduce the intensity of distressing recollections and is used when trauma processing is a clear focus.

Mary approaches treatment as a collaboration. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked before, and then suggest an approach or blend of methods. If something doesn’t fit, she adjusts the plan together with the client to find a better match.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for deeper conversations, phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera, and chat or messaging can provide quick check-ins or support between visits. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules, caregiving routines, or medical appointments.