Hi, I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in both Wisconsin (8198-123) and California (29109) for 27+ years. I am also licensed in North Dakota (6242) and Nevada (10384-C). I have worked with clients having a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, OCD and ADHD, military life, discrimination/bullying, emotional and physical abuse/trauma, PTSD, responder issues, parenting problems, and, grief.
My counseling style is direct, warm, compassionate, goal focused, and, interactive. The "fit" has to feel right for the client or their goals will not be realized. My approach combines several evidenced-based approaches some of which include cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic, and rational-emotive. You will set the goals and together we will explore the treatment approach that will meet your specific and unique needs.
You've made that difficult first step-reaching out. Congratulations-that's not easy!
I look forward to working with, supporting and empowering you!
Professional experience
31 yrs in practice
Stress and anxiety Relationship issues Family conflicts Motivation, self esteem, and confidence Depression
Additional areas of focus:LGBTQ+ related issues, Trauma and abuse, Coping with grief and loss, Intimacy related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Executive and professional coaching, Compassion fatigue, Concentration, memory and focus (ADHD), Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Mary Allen. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
She is an excellent therapist.
Written on Sep 29, 2026 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and family conflicts
I’ve only had one session but Mary seems very warm and knowledgeable.
Written on Sep 14, 2026 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
She is great!!
Written on Oct 22, 2025 after therapy with Mary for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and coping with life changes
She knows how to dig up deep emotions and is able to get me to talk about real things instead of just conversating.
Written on Oct 03, 2025 after therapy with Mary for 2 months on issues concerning family conflicts, grief, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Ms. Mary Allen is absolutely wonderful. She listens, she is gentle, she is kind. She listens and helps me come to positive conclusions. She summarizes our visits and I reference them on a regular basis. She is so helpful. I’m very grateful to have her in my life.
Written on Sep 24, 2025 after therapy with Mary for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and self esteem
Very happy with Mary Allen
Written on Jul 24, 2025 after therapy with Mary for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and compassion fatigue
Mary is an expert in her craft of being human and a sherpa to the human experience! She gave me the tools to feel “good” and “confident” in my own skin. She didn’t direct me she guided me to a better me. She’s amazing! A millions stars ⭐️
Written on Feb 25, 2025 after therapy with Mary for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Mary has a natural way of relating to you and listening to you. She has the ability to provide the perfect analogies to make things more clear. She makes me feel comfortable and pulls necessary things out to help facilate my treatment.
Written on Jan 24, 2025 after therapy with Mary for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
Mary is encouraging, understanding, patient, and very dependable. She offers helpful suggestions of different ways to deal with problematic situations and/or people. She is both personable and professional, asking probing questions without poking sore spots unnecessarily, and when those difficult topics are broached, she works hard to address them in ways that heal and allow for hope for better outcomes.
Written on Dec 04, 2024 after therapy with Mary for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and trauma and abuse
Mary Allen seems to be very knowledgeable and always responds in a timely fashion. Really good at checking on her patients. Also very caring. She also is a very good support system. Would recommend her to anyone that I know.
Written on Dec 02, 2024 after therapy with Mary for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and family conflicts
Mary is very kind and a great listener. I feel that I can share freely and makes me feel safe doing so. Most importantly, I feel that she truly understands where I am coming from.
Written on Oct 23, 2024 after therapy with Mary for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and adhd
Mary has been my therapist for 3 years and have helped me through relationships, boundary issues with friends and family, and improving my processing of emotions and day-to-day challenges. She has used her knowledge to help identify issues and calmly suggest new items to try and supportive through new issues.
Written on Aug 22, 2024 after therapy with Mary for 4 years on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and career difficulties
Great session
Written on Aug 22, 2024 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and career difficulties
Mary has been a very helpful resource. She's a good listener, and wonderful at giving solid advice.
Written on Aug 13, 2024 after therapy with Mary for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and coping with life changes
She is very kind and always open to listen to my story. She also help me find many choices of solutions to help me fix my problems.
Written on May 30, 2024 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Mary Allen is amazing! She has helped me work through the darkest time of my life and I can not praise her wisdom and guidance enough! She really does listen and gives you great tools to help you through the tough times. I look forward to our sessions every week just to feel the sense of relief after we are finished with our conversation!
Written on Oct 11, 2023 after therapy with Mary for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Mary has been lovely. I have worked with her for nearly 3 years and feel that she has really listened to my concerns and continues to offer me both compassion in the moment and constructive encouragement & options for furthering my well being.
Written on Sep 24, 2023 after therapy with Mary for 3 years on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Mary Allen is a very experienced therapist who is always there for you.
Written on Apr 16, 2023 after therapy with Mary for 6 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse
As a parent with an adult child with bipolar and other mental issues, Mary has been able to help me through some very rough times. She’s awesome!
Written on Mar 07, 2023 after therapy with Mary for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and parenting issues
Absolutely wonderful. Mary Allen is professional, knowledgeable and easy to open up to. She asks open ended questions that allow you to discover yourself.
Written on Sep 29, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Working with Mary Allen has been such a blessing… not only is she an expert in her field but she also has the personality that allows me to talk openly, like to a friend, and feel heard. She has such a gentle way about her while also being honest and amazing advice/ feedback. She really helps me see things from a different perspective and consider different choices/views. I can’t thank her enough for all of the help and support she has provided me! I recommend her to anyone needing a good quality therapist!
Written on Sep 06, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue
She has helped me tremendously through some tough times and spots in my life. I have really gotten myself on track with her help.
Written on Aug 29, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 1 year on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and career difficulties
Mary has been wonderful. I like that she challenges my ideas and listens to me.
Written on Aug 09, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Mary is a wonderful and trustworthy counselor. She always answers me thoughtfully and gives me so many options and solutions.
Written on Jun 21, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 11 months
Mary Allen is by far the best therapist I've ever had, and it's taken me a few to find someone who gels as well as she does. She listens and offers advice without dumbing things down or ignoring the other work I've already put in. She also checks in frequently and it really feels like she cares and goes the extra mile. I really look forward to our conversations- not just because they help so much but because she is honestly a lot of fun and so easy to talk with!!!
Written on Jun 18, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Mary Allen was fantastic to work with. She is caring, genuine and has a wealth of experience and expertise. She gave me tools to make a really positive impact on my life.
Written on Apr 15, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, parenting issues, and self esteem
She listened and provided feedback and suggestions that show she listened and can help me help myself.
Written on Mar 18, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Mary is the best
Written on Jan 25, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 1 year and 4 months
Mary Allen has me understand a lot in life and with my relationships with my person and my family I highly recommend her.
Written on Sep 21, 2021 after therapy with Mary for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and coping with life changes
She is great. Knows how to do her job. I with price was lower, have friends who need her.
Written on Aug 19, 2021 after therapy with Mary for 1 year on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Mary Allen is the most genuine & kind therapist. She challenges me in a way that works for me. She has the best advise & has helped me so much
Written on Jul 14, 2021 after therapy with Mary for 10 months on issues concerning lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and coaching
I have had therapists at different points in my life and Mary Allen is by far one of the best ones I’ve ever been lucky enough to seek support from! She is so easy to talk to. She poses amazing questions and suggests different perspectives in order for me to come up with some really life changing answers! She makes herself available and is super quick about replying to messages. I recommend her to anyone seeking a therapist.
Written on Jun 28, 2021 after therapy with Mary for 2 months
Mary has been a tremendous help in just a few short weeks. She listens and provides the advice and tools I need to work through my issues. I appreciate her guidance as well as her kindness and caring.
Written on Apr 19, 2021 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Mary is very approachable and I feel comfortable sharing details about my life with her, which allows me to get the most out of our sessions. I started using some of the tactics that she suggested and found that they helped me manage my anxiety and cycle of negative thinking. I look forward to our weekly sessions. Mary has been very responsive to my messages and has provided useful tools to refer to between sessions.
Written on Apr 11, 2021 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coaching
Mary Allen is the best counselor I have ever had in my life. She is objective, thoughtful, dedicated and I feel like I have been able to resolve my issues and heal because of her. I started seeing her when things were really difficult for me and she is there for me consistently through everything. The best gift she has given me is the way to think through the problems in my life. She is a positive force in my life and I'm very grateful to work with her. She is really the best!
Written on Mar 22, 2021 after therapy with Mary for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Mary Allen is patient and easy to work with. She is very helpful and genuinely cares for the people she works with.
Written on Jan 16, 2021 after therapy with Mary for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, eating disorders, and self esteem
She is very proactive. Stays engaged and reaches out if she hasn’t heard from me. Helps me to not ignore my troubles.
Written on Dec 15, 2020 after therapy with Mary for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, and career difficulties
Mary Allen is warm, responsive, sharp, and very caring! I'm also a therapist and very picky about my counselors- and Mary is top notch!
Written on Dec 01, 2020 after therapy with Mary for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
It has been a very short time that I have been working with Mary Allen and I have had great success for the time we have been working together. She a has shared comments, suggestions, work sheets and valuable information that has really helped me. I look forward with working with Mary Allen to make even more improvements in my relationship.
Written on Sep 23, 2020 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks
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