Mary Jo Ayllon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with twelve years of clinical experience.
01About Mary
Mary Jo Ayllon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with twelve years of clinical experience. She offers calm, goal-focused care and aims to meet people where they are. Her approach emphasizes practical steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
She combines cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness and acceptance strategies to help manage anxiety, depression, and stress. She also draws on attachment-based and client-centered work to address relationship patterns, grief, and trauma.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and everyday skills clients can use between meetings. Mary Jo understands parenting struggles, workplace stress, and the challenges that come with life transitions. She addresses issues such as low self-esteem, obsessive thoughts, eating concerns, anger, and ADHD symptoms with plain language and concrete tools.
She is open to discussing spiritual concerns when clients wish to include faith in their conversations. Her style is warm and steady. She aims to build trust and keep therapy practical and paced to each person’s needs.
Clients can expect a mix of listening, gentle challenge, and skill practice to help cope with current problems and prepare for future challenges. Mary Jo practices as an LPC and as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) across state lines in Georgia and North Carolina contexts as documented.
She works with adults on a range of life, mood, and relationship issues and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for convenience.
02Credentials
- LPC (Georgia)
- License LPC009992 · expires September 2026
- LCMHC (North Carolina)
- License 18576 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1700108933 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Control issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Mary names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Mary names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with panic, low mood, and obsessive thoughts. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current behavior; it can help with grief, relationship strain, and attachment concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose or blend methods based on their goals, preferences, and what is helping in early sessions. This collaborative process makes adjustments over time so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are practical for quick updates, brief coaching, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit sessions into workdays, care routines, or other obligations while continuing steady progress.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Mary Jo address?
She helps people navigate anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma, and relationship or family problems. Additional focus areas include parenting struggles, low self-esteem, eating concerns, anger, ADHD, and workplace issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm, goal-focused, and paced to each person. Sessions mix listening, practical skill-building, and collaborative goal setting.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working in counseling roles and community settings. That background includes work with trauma, grief, multicultural concerns, and life transitions.
Which professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, with licensing noted as GA LPC and NC LCMHC. She practices from North Carolina.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video call, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and subscription work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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