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- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
About Mary
LCSW in Indiana with 35 years of experience, Mary Frances Hudson helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and major life changes. She focuses on practical strategies and steady listening to address problems that make daily life harder.
Hudson works from the view that each person knows their story best. She draws on several practical approaches to therapy, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). Sessions aim to connect coping skills with the client’s goals.
Her work includes attention to attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and family difficulties. She also supports people facing substance questions, domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, HIV/AIDS, and end-of-life concerns. Hudson helps people facing panic attacks, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, guilt, shame, impulsivity, and other emotional challenges.
In a session she listens, offers structured skill practice, and helps people test small changes between meetings. Techniques may include values-based planning from ACT, behavioral experiments from CBT, and emotion coaching drawn from EFT and DBT skills. Sessions are described plainly and focused on what the person wants to change.
To begin, she asks about current concerns and goals and then builds a plan that matches those priorities. Her approach is steady and skill-focused, aimed at helping people manage symptoms and improve daily coping over time.
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How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values. Online sessions can focus on values identification, mindfulness exercises, and practical actions to try between appointments. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) centers on testing thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress. In remote meetings this often looks like setting specific, measurable practice tasks, reviewing homework, and using short skill drills during the session to change thinking and behavior patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills. When used online it can mean shorter coaching around immediate coping skills and repeated practice of grounding or breathing techniques during a session. Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. They review progress and adjust the plan so the work stays relevant and practical. Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday break, reduce travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when schedules are tight. Ask about specific session formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.Sheet 3
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
California, Indiana
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as caregiver stress and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, skills-based methods and listening. Therapy combines values work, behavioral techniques, emotion-focused work, and DBT skills as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 35 years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in California and Indiana and practices from Indiana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.