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Mary Bulla

Calm, practical support for family and parenting challenges

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Mary

Mary Bulla is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She welcomes conversations about parenting challenges, relationship strains, and difficulties tied to illness or loss. Her tone is practical and supportive, aimed at people looking for straightforward help.

Mary keeps therapy flexible and centered on each person's needs. She adapts methods based on what helps most, and she asks for feedback as work progresses.

Background and approach

Sessions are meant to be a collaborative effort where goals are clear and steps are practical. Her background includes work in hospice bereavement, community health settings with children and teens, and independent practice. She brings direct experience with grief, chronic and terminal illness, and support group facilitation.

That experience informs her approach to sensitive issues like end-of-life concerns and caregiver stress. Mary uses several evidence-informed techniques and mixes them to suit each person. Examples include client-centered work that follows the person’s lead, EMDR for trauma-related distress, psychodynamic ideas that look at patterns from the past, and solution-focused steps to create short-term change.

With three years of clinical experience and a master’s degree from Nova Southeastern University, she aims to meet people where they are. Her style is nonjudgmental and warm, and she encourages honest feedback so therapy can be adjusted as needed.

How Mary blends approaches for online care

Mary often combines client-centered therapy and EMDR to respond to each person’s needs. Client-centered work means the conversation follows the client’s priorities and pace, which helps with relationship, parenting, and life-change concerns. EMDR is a structured method used to reduce distress tied to traumatic memories and can help when past events continue to cause current symptoms.

She sees finding the right approach as a shared process. Early sessions focus on listening and identifying goals together. Then she suggests techniques and checks in regularly so the plan shifts if something isn’t working. This keeps the work collaborative and focused on what the client wants to achieve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different routines and comfort levels. These options make it easier to attend sessions from home or while traveling and allow for brief check-ins alongside longer talks. The mix of approaches and flexible formats aims to make therapy practical and easier to fit into busy family and parenting lives.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

EMDR

A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Mary address?
Mary works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting issues, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, identity and LGBT concerns, ADHD, and related topics including chronic illness and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is flexible and practical. She listens first, adjusts methods to what helps, and invites client feedback throughout the work.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of clinical experience, has worked in hospice bereavement, community health with children and teens, and in independent practice including support group facilitation.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC MH17676, and practices from Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

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Experience
3 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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