Mary Hafey
Compassionate, experienced LICSW for practical support
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Mary
Mary Hafey is a licensed clinical social worker with 29 years of experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, depression, addictions, and bipolar concerns. She also offers coaching and help for compassion fatigue and first responder issues.
Mary approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Mary keeps conversations focused and practical. She tailors dialog and any treatment plan to the needs a person brings.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to help people understand their patterns, try new coping skills, and make changes that fit daily life. She encourages small steps and recognizes that seeking help takes courage. Her background includes nearly three decades of practice in Massachusetts as a LICSW - licensed independent clinical social worker.
That experience has included supporting people through life transitions and the fallout of traumatic experiences. Mary draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in a clear, straightforward way. People who work with her can expect a calm, matter-of-fact manner and a focus on what will move them forward.
Conversations are shaped around individual goals and preferences rather than a one-size-fits-all script. The intent is to empower people to make sustainable changes. Mary invites anyone who is ready to begin to take the first step toward feeling better.
She helps with planning the next actions and offers steady support while people try new strategies to manage symptoms and rebuild connection.
Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Options
Mary draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and practical change. One common approach emphasizes teaching coping strategies for stress and anxiety, helping people learn breathing, grounding, and thought-management tools to use in daily life. Another approach addresses trauma and abuse by helping clients process difficult memories at a pace that feels manageable and safe, while building skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary works with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts the plan over time and checks in regularly so the chosen techniques feel useful and realistic.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people juggling work, family, or shift schedules. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to keep regular contact between meetings when that helps progress. Licensed professionals can use these options to maintain momentum, practice skills in real time, and adapt the pace to what a person needs.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Relationship issues
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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