Mary Yost, LCMHC

Mary Yost, LCMHC, offers practical, person-centered therapy grounded in nearly 29 years of practice. She focuses on helping people manage depression, addictive behaviors, relationship struggles, intimacy-related concerns, and self-esteem problems. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people make clear, useful changes in daily life.

She uses several established approaches to tailor the work to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take committed steps toward what matters. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns that affect present connections.

Mary often helps people rebuild communication skills, manage commitment and codependency issues, and recover from substance use problems. She supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care questions, and body image or cancer-related concerns. Sessions address concrete skills as well as emotional processing.

Her practice emphasizes collaboration. She works at the client’s pace and adapts methods to fit real life. That can mean short skills work one week and deeper processing the next.

Mary practices in New Hampshire as an LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Sessions are conducted in English. For people who want to start, she asks them to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to her availability.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work

Mary commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name their values and take small actions toward them despite hard feelings. It can be helpful for persistent low mood, avoidance, and problems with motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and practicing changes step by step, which is useful for depression and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people build different ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and day-to-day needs. That means trying skill-based tools, values work, or relational exploration depending on what fits and adjusting over time.

Session formats are not described in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time. Online therapy also makes it easier to practice skills between sessions and bring real-life situations directly into the work. Licensed professionals can help tailor session length and focus to match practical constraints and therapy goals.