Mary Herro, LPC
Experienced Arizona LPC focused on practical parenting support
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Mary
Mary Herro is a licensed professional counselor in Arizona with 30 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and parenting challenges. Mary aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Mary listens first and adapts sessions to what a person needs. She helps people talk through worries, manage strong emotions, and make step-by-step plans to change patterns that cause pain.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize clear goals and doable actions rather than long lectures. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including relationship and family stress, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, eating and body image problems, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, and blended family stress.
Mary draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape treatment. She will collaborate with each person to decide what methods make sense for their situation and priorities. The plan is practical and adjusted as progress is made.
Many people come to Mary when life changes feel overwhelming or painful. She offers steady support while helping people build skills to cope, communicate more clearly, and regain a sense of control. Her goal is to empower clients to move toward a more satisfying life.
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
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
Online approaches that work for everyday parenting challenges
Mary uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and small, manageable steps. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing them into more balanced thinking to reduce worry and mood swings. This is helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress that gets in the way of parenting and daily life.Another approach focuses on building coping and communication skills through structured exercises and practice. This helps with anger, family conflict, grief, and problems with boundaries or codependency. Both approaches are practical and aimed at producing observable, usable changes in routines and relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most, so the process feels tailored rather than fixed.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people talk face-to-face when that matters. Phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text can help with quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling parenting and other demands.
Questions people ask about Mary
What concerns does Mary commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, parenting and related issues such as anger, self-esteem, and career stress.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical, goal-oriented conversations to build skills and solve immediate problems.
How much experience does she have?
Mary has 30 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and life changes.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Arizona and practices with that credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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