Mary Roldan Balboa, LPC

Mary Roldan Balboa is an LPC with 20 years of counseling experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, self-esteem struggles, grief, and career concerns. She works in Wisconsin and offers support in both English and Spanish. Her practice emphasizes strengths, practical steps, and clear goals so people can start feeling steadier in everyday life.

She uses a positive, strength-based stance to build on what a person already does well. Sessions focus on identifying values, setting achievable goals, and learning small practices that change how people respond to stress and low mood. Mary draws on approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and narrative ideas to shape a plan that fits each person.

Her background includes roles in hospitals, crisis centers, nursing homes, hospice, school settings, and private practice. That variety informs how she tailors interventions for different situations, from short-term problem solving to ongoing emotional support. She is also a doctoral student at Capella University studying developmental psychology.

In sessions she aims for clear, practical tools people can use between meetings. Expect a collaborative tone where the therapist listens first, then suggests techniques tied to your goals. The focus can include caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, communication problems, feelings of isolation, and life-purpose questions.

To start, Mary uses a strengths-focused intake to understand current struggles and priorities. Work often blends skill practice, thought work, and reflective conversation so progress shows up in daily routines.

How approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a trusting collaboration. The therapist follows each person's lead, reflects concerns, and helps set goals that feel meaningful. This approach is useful for reducing isolation and clarifying what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions often teach concrete skills for managing anxiety, panic, and depressive thinking, and include homework to practice between meetings.

Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention practices and grounding exercises to reduce reactivity. These tools can help with stress, impulsivity, and staying present during difficult moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as goals shift and progress is made.

Confirm the session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as shorter check-ins during a workday, not needing travel time, or using audio-only when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to remote settings so progress continues between meetings.