Mary Ellen Cullity, LCSW - Therapist in New Hampshire

About Mary

Mary Ellen Cullity is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on family and parenting concerns. She offers practical support for parents who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to handle changes at home. Her tone is compassionate and straightforward, aimed at parents who need clear guidance and steady support.

She draws on a decade of clinical experience working with people facing grief, depression, anxiety and stress. She has worked in maternal and child health, early intervention, and hospice settings.

Background and approach

That background informs how she helps families cope with loss, illness, and transitions. In sessions she uses a client-centered approach, which means she listens first and adapts techniques to each family’s needs. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking patterns and Solution-Focused Therapy to build small workable steps toward goals.

Those methods are practical and goal-oriented, useful for parenting challenges and daily stress. Mary Ellen often helps with parenting young children, blended-family tensions, attachment questions, and family-of-origin issues. She also addresses postpartum depression, grief after loss, and anger or shame that gets in the way of family life.

Her work aims to make day-to-day routines and relationships feel more manageable. Sessions are delivered in English and take place online by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Mary Ellen holds a New Hampshire LCSW license (NH LCSW 1978) and brings a calm, nonjudgmental style to conversations about hard topics.

How Mary Ellen’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what a parent or family actually needs. The therapist follows the family’s lead and adapts sessions to meet immediate concerns, which can help when routines and relationships feel disrupted.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches specific skills to change them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and parenting moments where stress leads to reactive behavior.

Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small steps that move a family toward clearer routines and goals. It helps identify what is already working and builds on those strengths to make practical change.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each family to decide which approach or combination fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That shared planning helps keep sessions focused and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy families. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when scheduling is tight. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent during busy or unpredictable weeks.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and ADHD among other issues.

What is her general therapy style?

Her approach is client-centered and nonjudgmental, with practical methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy used as helpful tools.

What experience does she bring?

She has 10 years of clinical experience and has worked in maternal and child health, early intervention, and hospice settings.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a New Hampshire LCSW license listed as NH LCSW 1978 and practices from New Hampshire.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can she see clients outside the United States?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: New Hampshire
Languages: English

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