Mary Quarles, LCPC

Mary Quarles is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 24 years of experience practicing in Maryland. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety, are navigating grief, or are facing relationship challenges. She also provides support around LGBTQ concerns and trauma and abuse. Mary aims to create a calm space where people can talk honestly about what’s going on for them.

Mary focuses on listening first and asking clear questions to understand each person’s situation. She works at a steady pace so people can define goals that feel real and manageable. Sessions emphasize practical steps people can use between meetings to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning.

Her approach centers on collaboration. She encourages clients to notice what helps and what does not, and to shape the work accordingly. Communication skills and handling difficult conversations often come up as part of the process.

Mary draws on long experience with trauma and post-traumatic stress, taking care to move at a pace each person can handle. She helps people process painful events and build coping strategies for stress reactions and emotional flashbacks.

People interested in starting are asked to complete the site’s short matching questionnaire and then schedule based on therapist availability. Sessions are offered in English and are provided under her LCPC credential in Maryland.

Evidence-based approaches and online options

Mary draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-world coping and recovery. One common approach helps people learn skills to manage anxiety and stress through breathing, grounding, and step-by-step behavior changes. This style aims to reduce day-to-day symptoms and improve functioning.

Another frequent focus is trauma-informed care, which means moving at a pace that feels safe while helping people process painful memories and reactions. That work includes building tolerance for strong emotions and developing strategies to handle post-traumatic stress symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary works with each person to identify their goals and preferences, then adjusts methods as needed. Clients and therapist review progress and change course when something isn’t working well.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking since this profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, such as using shorter check-ins during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. It can also help when someone prefers not to use video, or needs a quieter space with less bandwidth. Licensed professionals can guide you in picking the format that best matches your schedule and needs.