Dr. Mary Weeden, LCSW
Illinois · 30 years in practice
Dr. Mary Weeden is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149006727 · expires November 2027
- LCSW, Wisconsin
- 9075 - 123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1871628016 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Mary
Dr. Mary Weeden is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience. She brings a calm, practical approach to common struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, grief, eating concerns, and low self-esteem.
She aims to make the first steps toward change feel doable and supported. Her work draws on Systemic therapy ideas and attachment-focused thinking to look at patterns that keep people stuck. Sessions are conversational and focused on how relationships, habits, and daily routines affect mood and behavior.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when those fit the problem. Mary’s background also includes nursing, which shaped her attention to practical care and to how physical changes affect emotions. That experience informs how she talks about aging, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns.
She also supports people dealing with family of origin issues, abandonment, and communication problems. In the room she aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can say difficult things and try new ways of coping. Goals are set together and are realistic and measurable.
Progress is tracked in small steps so change feels manageable. She provides care from Wisconsin and holds licenses in both Illinois and Wisconsin as an LCSW. Sessions are offered in English and are available in a range of online formats to match people’s schedules.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Mary names
- Systemic Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approach and online care that adapts to your life
Systemic therapy looks at patterns between people and in daily routines. It helps identify repeated interactions and habits that keep a problem going and points to small changes that can shift those patterns. Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape how people respond to stress and closeness; it can be helpful for anxiety, grief, and relationship-based struggles. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration, giving people space to set their own goals and move at their own pace.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, needs, and preferences and together they will decide which combination of methods to try. Adjustments are made as needed so the plan fits the person’s life and produces usable steps forward.
Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to meet different needs. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a short break or lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging is useful for quick check-ins or when structured written reflection helps. These formats make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity when travel or work changes plans.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body-image concerns, and low self-esteem. Additional focuses include caregiver strain, aging and geriatric issues, abandonment, and family of origin problems.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy tends to be conversational and practical, blending systemic thinking with attachment-informed work. Cognitive and skills-based tools are used when helpful to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What is the therapist's background and experience?
She has thirty years of clinical experience and a background as a registered nurse before moving into social work. That mix informs a focus on how physical and relational factors affect mood.
Which credentials and region apply to this practice?
The clinician is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with credentials listed as IL LCSW and WI LCSW and practices from Wisconsin.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.
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