Mary Bulla

Mary Bulla is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people facing grief, loss, chronic or terminal illness, anxiety, and depression. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, trauma, ADHD, and career or life transitions. Mary writes in a direct, compassionate way and aims to meet clients where they are in the moment.

Her style is flexible and client-centered. Sessions focus on practical steps that feel manageable while also allowing space to process strong emotions. She listens for what each person needs and adjusts methods as the work unfolds. Feedback from the client helps guide session pace and focus.

Mary earned a master's degree from Nova Southeastern University and holds the Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, LMHC. She has worked as a grief and bereavement specialist at a hospice care facility and has experience with children, teens, adults, and support groups in community and private practice settings.

Her personal experience with a cancer diagnosis shaped an interest in assisting people with chronic and terminal illness. In therapy she combines person-centered conversations with goal-oriented techniques to help clients find ways forward. Techniques she uses include client-centered approaches, solution-focused work, EMDR, psychodynamic ideas, psychoeducation, cognitive behavioral tools, and elements of art and play.

Mary describes the therapy room as a nonjudgmental space where honesty is encouraged. She invites prospective clients to ask questions and to try a short period of work to see if the fit feels right.

How these approaches can work online

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and perspectives. The therapist listens deeply and mirrors concerns back so clients feel understood, then helps them try small changes to see what helps. This approach can be useful for grief, relationship strain, and adjusting to illness.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, involves structured sessions that help process painful memories and trauma. It uses guided attention in ways that can reduce the intensity of traumatic reactions and can support people with PTSD or past abuse-related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss which methods might fit the client's needs and preferences, and will adapt plans as work progresses. Clients and therapist decide together on pacing, goals, and techniques that feel useful.

Confirm session formats before booking since the biography did not specify them. Ask which options fit your schedule so therapy can be arranged around school, work, caregiving, or medical appointments. Online work can make it easier to keep regular sessions, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Discuss practical needs and preferences with the therapist to arrange a plan that fits everyday life.