Mary Cabarles, LCSW

Licensed in California · 18 years in practice

Mary Cabarles is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, loss, and life transitions.

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 licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, loss, and life transitions. She offers straightforward support for trauma, relationship strain, substance concerns, and self-esteem issues. Many come to her when caregiving, work demands, or major changes feel overwhelming.

Mary aims to listen, plan, and provide practical steps so people can move forward. Mary has 18 years of professional experience in social work, with a career that began during college.

Background and approach

Her background includes work in group homes, residential settings, job coaching, and programs serving people with co-occurring disorders and homelessness. She has also been involved with services related to domestic violence, trauma, and the criminal justice system. Her practice grew during the pandemic to respond to rising stress from job shifts, financial strain, childcare and eldercare pressures, wildfire displacement, and racial injustice.

Those themes still inform how she frames therapy - by addressing immediate needs and planning for longer-term coping. Sessions are practical and focused on what the client wants to change. Mary draws on approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral work, existential questions, and a client-centered attitude.

She adapts methods to suit each person’s goals and pace. Many people appreciate that she blends problem-solving with a calm, steady presence. Mary practices in California and offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging sessions.

She works with adults across a range of concerns including caregiving stress, grief, addiction, LGBT issues, career worries, and intimacy-related struggles.

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

Approaches that translate well to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then focus on values-based action. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and helps people develop practical skills to change unhelpful habits and reduce symptoms like panic or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and can help with intimacy, trust, and caregiver stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit. Sessions may blend techniques so a plan evolves from conversation and progress rather than following a single method from the start.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a more traditional session when visual cues matter. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer short updates, written reflection, or asynchronous contact between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Mary help with?

She works with people facing trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, self-esteem issues, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, career and life changes, and caregiver strain.

What is her approach to therapy?

Sessions are practical and collaborative, using techniques from acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, attachment perspectives, existential reflection, and a client-centered style to match individual needs.

How much experience does she bring?

She has 18 years of experience in social work, with roles in group homes, residential programs, job coaching, trauma services, homelessness support, and work related to the criminal justice system.

Where is she licensed and located?

Mary is licensed as an LCSW in California and practices with clients based in that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; her practice serves people located in California.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.

How does payment and scheduling work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire then schedule a time.

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