Dr. Mary Jane Preece

Dr. Mary Jane Preece is a licensed counselor who centers her work on the person in front of her. She brings 20 years of experience and a calm, straightforward style to sessions. Her work focuses on common life struggles such as anxiety, stress, relationship patterns, and anger. She aims to help people notice what is getting in the way and try practical steps to feel steadier.

Dr. Preece uses a mix of straightforward talk and skills practice. Sessions often include building coping tools, practicing new ways of communicating, and learning ways to manage strong emotions. She helps people sort through grief, career shifts, caregiver strain, and the fallout from trauma and abuse.

Her background combines long clinical experience with approaches that emphasize active collaboration. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s agenda. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used for managing overwhelming feelings.

People come to her for work-related stress, parenting strain, ADHD challenges, or to address family-of-origin and attachment issues. She also supports those facing chronic illness, cancer-related concerns, and caregiver burnout. Sessions are described in plain terms so people know what to expect.

Dr. Preece holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Ohio. She works in English and focuses on helping adults find clearer direction, better coping, and improved day-to-day functioning.

Evidence-informed approaches for online work

Dr. Preece commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to guide online conversations. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes, which can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and stress. DBT offers skills for tolerating strong emotions, improving emotional regulation, and handling intense interpersonal moments.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work focused on what matters to each person. That means the therapist and client collaboratively decide which approach or mix of approaches to try, based on goals and preferences. Finding the right fit is part of the work together rather than a one-time decision.

If you want online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins that match daily routines. Different formats can also support quieter check-ins or shorter skill-practice sessions depending on what the client needs.