Mary Cabarles, LCSW

California · 18 years in practice

Mary Cabarles is a California licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 76807 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1871190843 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 18
Languages: English

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About Mary

Mary Cabarles is a California licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience. She meets people where they are and helps them sort through stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns. She offers straightforward support, listening first and helping clients make clear, manageable plans for next steps.

Mary's background includes work in group homes, residential settings, and public-sector programs. She has experience with homelessness, domestic violence, criminal justice involvement, comorbid disorders, and hospice care.

Background and approach

That range shaped a practical approach to common life crises and ongoing struggles. In session she draws on Existential therapy to look at meaning, choice, and how life transitions affect everyday wellbeing. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns, accept difficult feelings, and take actions that match their values.

Client-centered and attachment-focused ideas guide how she listens and builds trust. Mary works with concerns such as compassion fatigue, addictions, body image, caregiver stress, career shifts, and first responder issues. She also supports those facing blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and cancer-related stress.

Sessions focus on practical coping skills, clearer communication, and realistic problem solving. Her online practice offers video, phone, chat, and text-based options to fit busy schedules. People often start with a short assessment and schedule times that work for them, including some weekend availability.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Mary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Compassion fatigue
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Multicultural concerns
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Mary names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Mary uses Existential therapy to help people consider meaning, values, and the choices available when life feels uncertain. That work is useful for grief, major life transitions, and questions about purpose. She also applies Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to teach acceptance of difficult feelings while encouraging action toward valued goals. ACT supports coping with anxiety, stress, and ongoing painful thoughts.

Attachment-based ideas and a client-centered stance shape how she listens and builds a working relationship. These approaches help people improve communication patterns, address intimacy issues, and heal from relationship wounds. Mary treats the process as collaborative and will work with each person to find the mix of methods that feels most helpful for their goals and preferences.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video calls allow deeper face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat can offer a quicker check-in, and messaging supports shorter, day-to-day contact. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Mary commonly help with?

She helps people facing trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and career or life changes. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, body image, and first responder issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is direct and empathetic, listening first and then helping set practical steps. She blends meaning-focused work with skills for managing emotions and behaviors.

How much experience does she bring?

She has 18 years of post-graduate experience across group homes, residential care, criminal justice settings, and hospice work.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - CA LCSW - and practices in California.

Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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