- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Mary
Dr. Mary Del Vecchio is a Licensed Professional Counselor with three decades of clinical experience. She offers a calm, practical presence for people who are juggling stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures, relationship concerns, or major life changes.
Her approach seeks to help clients build usable skills and move forward step by step. She blends client-centered work with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy. She also uses mindfulness and EMDR when trauma or painful memories are involved.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on what will help a person feel and function better in daily life. Dr. Del Vecchio has worked across settings that include chronic illness, caregiving stress, addiction concerns, grief, and emotional abuse.
She also supports people facing career strain, codependency, intimacy questions, and challenges tied to family of origin or blended family dynamics. Her background includes attention to aging and geriatric issues and to managing long-term health difficulties. Her training and past roles include theological study and pastoral ministry, which inform a whole-person view that considers body, mind, and spirit.
She offers Christian counseling when faith is part of a person's life and goals. Dr. Del Vecchio emphasizes respect, teamwork, and teaching skills clients can use beyond sessions.
Based in Minnesota, she works in English and brings a steady, experienced style to each meeting. People seeking a mix of supportive listening and concrete techniques often find her approach practical and accessible.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Mary lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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 specific approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's perspective and goals. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people decide the next steps that feel right. This approach supports parenting concerns by centering what the parent wants to change in daily routines and relationships.Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, low mood, and managing stress that comes with parenting or work demands.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used to address troubling memories and trauma symptoms. In sessions it combines guided recall with specific kinds of bilateral stimulation to reduce the intensity of painful memories and their impact on daily life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Del Vecchio collaborates with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and comfort level. She will explain options, try techniques, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let a therapist and client read facial cues and practice skills together. Phone sessions reduce bandwidth needs and can fit a short check-in during a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick updates, journaling between sessions, or when typing helps someone express themselves more easily. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy parenting and life schedules.
Questions people ask about Mary
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship questions, grief, trauma, addictions, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is caring and interactive, mixing client-centered listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 30 years of experience in counseling across settings such as chronic illness, caregiving, workplace issues, and emotional abuse.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with LPC credentials in Wisconsin and Minnesota and practices from Minnesota.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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