Dr. Mary Moran

Dr. Mary Moran is a licensed clinical social worker with twenty years of experience in mental health and substance use treatment. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Utah, a Master of Social Work from the University of Georgia, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Missouri. Dr. Moran has also served as a clinical supervisor for social workers and mental health counselors for more than a decade.

She takes a straightforward, collaborative approach in sessions. She helps people set clear goals and then works alongside them to reach those goals. Conversations address both thoughts and feelings, and also look at how a person’s environment affects their day-to-day life.

Dr. Moran draws on a range of approaches depending on the concern. She uses client-centered methods to keep the focus on each person’s goals. Cognitive behavioral strategies are used to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.

She also incorporates mindfulness techniques to build awareness and stress-management skills. The Gottman Method informs work around communication and relationship patterns when that is relevant to someone’s goals.

People often seek her help for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, grief, and anger. She also supports clients dealing with caregiving strain, adoption and foster care questions, aging and end-of-life concerns, and other life transitions. Sessions are conducted in English in Washington.

To start, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step help connect someone with her practice. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy keeps the focus on the person's goals and experience. In practice this means the therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and adapts the session to what the person needs that day. This approach helps people who want a respectful, paced conversation about their concerns.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions often include identifying patterns, trying different behaviors, and practicing new ways of thinking between meetings. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, anger, and habit changes.

Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of emotion and body states. Those practices can support stress management and clearer decision making.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. Plans can change over time as needs shift, and choices are made together during sessions.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and offer shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to use strategies learned in session in their normal routine between meetings.