Mary Jo Ayllon , LPC, LCMHC

Mary Jo Ayllon is a licensed counselor with 12 years of clinical experience helping people navigate anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and a range of life transitions. She holds the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and LCMHC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and brings years of experience working with stress management, OCD, ADHD, low self-esteem, multicultural concerns, and adjustment to new life circumstances.

She also supports families and individuals facing parenting struggles, relationship and church-related concerns, and spiritual questions. As a parent and a pastor's wife, she draws on personal insight when addressing parenting challenges and faith-informed issues. Her practice includes work with grief, anger, abuse and trauma, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, and young adult and workplace difficulties.

Her therapeutic stance emphasizes comfort, trust, motivation, and hope. She aims to meet people where they are and walk beside them toward their goals, using goal-oriented methods while respecting each person's individual pace. She tailors interventions to each client's needs and may draw on cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused strategies, and humanistic principles.

For clients who request it, Mary Jo can integrate biblical perspectives into therapy, combining psychological tools with faith-based reflections that acknowledge dignity, struggle, and hope. She typically has availability Monday through Friday in the mornings and early afternoons, and she asks prospective clients to reach out if they do not see an opening on her calendar so she can assist with scheduling.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Mary Jo Ayllon

Mary Jo often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based therapy to guide online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns in relationships and can help with abandonment, trust issues, and family or parenting concerns.

She may also use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify values and build psychological flexibility, which can be useful for coping with grief, chronic stress, and life changes. Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process - Mary Jo works collaboratively with each person to select methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer practical benefits for busy schedules and varied life demands. These options increase flexibility and accessibility, allowing people to engage in therapy from home or other convenient locations while maintaining continuity with a licensed professional and progressing toward their goals.