- Client-centered care
- Mindfulness practice
- Somatic techniques
About Mary
Mary Blair is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Dakota with 18 years of experience. She has worked as a psychotherapist, consultant, and hospice and hospital chaplain. She sees people for common concerns such as grief and loss, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and life transitions.
Her work draws on client-centered methods and psychodynamic ideas to understand how past relationships and patterns influence present life. She also uses mindfulness and somatic techniques to help people notice what their bodies and emotions are signaling. Trauma-focused approaches are used when a history of hurt is part of the picture.
In sessions she encourages clients to take an active role in deciding what to focus on. That can mean talking through difficult feelings, paying attention to bodily responses, or practicing grounding and mindfulness exercises. She also attends to spiritual concerns if a client brings them up.
Mary commonly helps people untangle patterns that come from their family of origin. She encourages steady, practical changes rather than quick fixes. Her background in hospice and chaplaincy also informs work around grief, end-of-life concerns, and serious illness.
People meet for regular sessions to build awareness and try small, manageable shifts in behavior and thinking. Over time those changes can alter how daily relationships and stressors are handled. Mary keeps sessions focused and paced to each person’s needs.
How her approaches translate to online work
Mary uses client-centered work to follow what a person feels is most important. This means sessions focus on the client’s priorities, whether that is relationship patterns, grief, or day-to-day stress. Mindfulness therapy offers simple practices to notice thoughts and body sensations and is useful for anxiety, stress, and grounding during hard conversations.Psychodynamic ideas help name repeating patterns that come from earlier relationships and family roles. That approach can clarify why certain responses keep showing up now. Together, therapist and client consider which methods to try and adjust as needed, so the plan reflects the client’s needs and goals rather than a fixed protocol.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as current options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove the need to travel to an office. These practical benefits help people keep therapy consistent while they test different approaches and skills with a licensed professional.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
South Dakota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship strain, grief, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, stress, trauma and family of origin issues among others.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and includes psychodynamic perspective, mindfulness, somatic work, and trauma-focused methods.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience as a counselor, psychotherapist, consultant, and hospice and hospital chaplain.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Dakota and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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