About Mary
Mary "Jane" Poulson brings three decades of clinical experience to her work. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology. Jane aims to make reaching out feel less overwhelming by offering steady, practical support and clear tools for coping.
Jane emphasizes a down-to-earth, interactive style in sessions. She listens first and then helps people name what feels most urgent. Together they look for small, doable steps to reduce stress, manage mood, and address anxiety or trauma symptoms.
Background and approach
Her background includes long experience in behavioral health and a focus on anxiety, depression, and trauma. Jane also works with issues such as grief, parenting strain, job stress, chronic pain, and challenges related to attention and mood. She brings awareness to identity and LGBTQ concerns as part of her practice.
Jane uses a mix of approaches depending on what a person needs. She draws on client-centered conversations, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. The aim is to tailor methods to the person rather than follow a fixed plan.
Sessions tend to combine talk, skills practice, and concrete strategies clients can use between meetings. Jane describes her role as both facilitator and educator, helping people build tools to manage emotions, improve communication, and cope with life changes. People who appreciate practical guidance and a calm, straightforward approach may find her style helpful.
Jane works from Washington and brings a long history of helping adults navigate transitions and emotional challenges.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to you. It helps people feel heard and clarify goals so they can decide what changes to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep issues.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jane will work with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts strategies over time based on what is working and what isn't, so the plan can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow for fuller conversation and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break or a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, skill reminders, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around daily life and to continue work on skills outside appointments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Washington, Oregon
- Languages
- English