- Client-centered
- Skills-focused
- Compassionate care
About Mary
Mary Radaker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with 18 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Mary aims to create an open space where clients can share their thoughts and feelings without judgment. She encourages small, steady steps toward clearer goals and more manageable days.
Her approach blends practical strategies with attentive listening. She uses client-centered methods to follow the person's lead and build on their strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her work when patterns of thinking and behavior need to change. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are also used to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Mary has worked with concerns such as panic disorder and panic attacks, obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, phobias, and mood disorders. She also addresses relationship and life changes like communication problems, divorce and separation, and infidelity. Other areas she supports include body image, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, and managing impulsivity.
In sessions she aims for clear, practical conversations. She helps people set realistic steps and practices to try between meetings. Her style is steady and compassionate, focused on what the client wants to work on next. Mary asks questions, listens closely, and offers tools that fit the client’s life.
To begin, she guides people through a short matching process and schedules sessions around availability. The goal is to make therapy a usable part of daily life rather than another stressor.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps people feel understood and decide what to work on next, especially when anxiety or stress makes decision-making hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and offers practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for panic symptoms and mood struggles.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That way the work is tailored to what actually helps the person in day-to-day life.
Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule and reduce travel time. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, while shorter audio check-ins can work when someone needs a quick strategy review. The therapist will discuss which way of meeting best supports practical goals and the pacing a client prefers.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does Mary address?
Mary works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and trauma and abuse. She also helps people facing panic disorder and panic attacks, OCD symptoms, phobias, and mood-related concerns.
What is her general style in sessions?
Sessions are practical and conversational. She listens first, follows the client’s lead, and introduces tools like skill practice or thought records when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional work experience in counseling and behavioral health settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are used in therapy sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.