Mary Ellen Cullity, LCSW

Mary Ellen Cullity is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of practice experience. She focuses on helping people cope when life feels overwhelming, including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting issues, and midlife transitions. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping someone take the next small step when they feel stuck.

She draws on work from maternal and child health, early intervention, and hospice settings. That background shaped how she listens to stories about loss, parenting strain, and family conflict. She pays attention to what a person says matters most and builds on their existing strengths.

In sessions she uses client-centered techniques that let the person lead the pace and focus. She also offers practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are woven in when they fit the goals a person brings.

Mary Ellen commonly supports people dealing with attachment and family of origin issues, adoption and foster care questions, and the challenges of blended families. She also helps with career concerns, anger, self-esteem, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Midlife crisis and parenting young children are noted areas she addresses.

Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. Sessions aim to clarify what is getting in the way and to create doable steps toward change. People who want a caring, practical therapist often find this approach useful.

Approaches that translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on following the person's lead and building a trusting relationship. Online sessions can use that same approach by beginning where the client is and listening closely to their immediate concerns.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provides concrete techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In remote sessions this often means setting small experiments, tracking patterns between meetings, and practicing new skills between appointments.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness skills to manage stress and emotional overwhelm. Short guided practices and brief check-ins work well when meeting remotely and can be done in short daily routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary Ellen will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can include trying different tools and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are set by the therapist. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also supports consistent follow-up and homework between sessions, which helps people build toward their goals.