Mary Quarles is a Maryland-based clinician with 24 years of professional work experience.
01About Mary
Mary Quarles is a Maryland-based clinician with 24 years of professional work experience. She holds an MD and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential, and she focuses on helping people face stress, anxiety, grief, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at making the first steps toward change more manageable.
She creates an open space where clients can say what they really think and feel.
Background and approach
Sessions are meant to be nonjudgmental and calm, so people can talk through worries and painful memories without feeling pushed. She aims to support and empower each person’s decisions about the next steps. Mary pays close attention to relationship and communication problems.
She helps people untangle conflict, improve how they connect with others, and manage difficult transitions like divorce or separation. She also works with concerns related to LGBT experience and social anxiety. Trauma work and post-traumatic stress are approached with care and pacing that match the client’s comfort.
Mary uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to reduce symptoms and help people rebuild a sense of safety and control in daily life. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then helps set clear, achievable goals.
Practical tools and steady support are offered so clients can try new ways of coping between sessions.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Maryland)
- License LC2093 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1528128212 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
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04Online support
Evidence-Based Care and Online Options
Mary uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and symptom relief. One common approach she uses helps people identify and change thought patterns that worsen anxiety and low mood; this work often includes simple exercises to try between sessions and strategies for managing day-to-day stressors. Another approach emphasizes processing traumatic experiences at a pace the person can handle, helping reduce reactivity and rebuild confidence in daily routines.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and try methods that fit the person’s comfort level. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays effective and manageable.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats offer flexibility and steady access to support from a licensed professional.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, and LGBT-related concerns. Additional focuses include communication problems, divorce and separation, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety and phobia.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Their style is open and down-to-earth, focusing on listening first and then setting clear, practical goals. Sessions aim to be nonjudgmental and to build tools you can use between appointments.
What is her background in years of work?
She has 24 years of professional work experience in clinical settings and related roles.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practices in Maryland and lists the credentials MD and LCPC.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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