Mary Bruland, LCSW
Mary Bruland is a Christian counselor for women in Tucson who also works with teens age 15 and older. She supports clients facing anxiety, discouragement, unhealthy relationships, low self-worth, and difficult life transitions. You may have prayed or tried therapy before but still feel caught in old patterns. Mary offers a steady place to understand what is happening and begin making lasting changes.
Warm, grounded, and often humorous, Mary helps therapy feel natural and welcoming. You do not have to pretend, perform, or know exactly what to say. In addition, her work combines practical skills, deeper emotional processing, and gentle challenge. Together, you can manage anxiety, strengthen boundaries, build healthier relationships, and trust your own voice.
When requested, Mary can include prayer, Scripture, God’s perspective, and Christian resources. She also respects clients who prefer counseling without direct faith integration.
Could Mary be the right counselor for you?
If you are looking for a Christian counselor for women in Tucson, one familiar experience may be enough to keep exploring. You do not need to relate to everything below.
Not sure who you are beneath other people’s expectations
Meeting other people’s needs may have made your own voice hard to hear. You want to understand your strengths, values, identity, and purpose more clearly.
The same painful relationship patterns keep repeating
Dating, friendships, or family relationships may leave you feeling unseen, rejected, or responsible for holding everything together. You want to recognize the pattern and choose healthier connections.
Stronger boundaries feel necessary—but uncomfortable
Saying no or expressing a need may bring guilt and fear. Instead, you want to communicate clearly and stay connected without abandoning yourself.
Anxiety keeps you overthinking and second-guessing
Worry may affect your choices, relationships, sleep, or ability to stay present. Therefore, you want useful tools and a better understanding of the anxiety.
Previous therapy never felt safe enough for honesty
Perhaps you felt judged, rushed, or unable to connect with a former therapist. You want counseling to feel collaborative, with time to build trust before sharing the hardest parts of your story.
Prayer has not made the struggle disappear
Your faith matters, yet anxiety or painful patterns remain. A Christian counselor for women in Tucson can help you connect thoughtful clinical care with prayer, Scripture, and God’s perspective when you want that support.
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO WORK WITH MARY
A warm, relational approach with room for honesty, humor, and growth
Mary brings a peaceful, caring presence to therapy. Sessions are welcoming and relaxed, so you can speak openly without judgment. Humor is welcome when it helps difficult work feel more human.
She begins by listening and meeting you where you are. As trust grows, Mary helps you understand the experiences, beliefs, and relationships beneath the immediate concern. She offers practical support while gently challenging you to move toward something healthier.
Read more about Mary’s style
- A warm, grounded, and nonjudgmental presence
- Time to build trust and open up at your own pace
- Practical tools, gentle challenge, and room for humor
- Christian faith integrated naturally when you want it included
SPECIALIZED AREAS OF FOCUS
Support for anxiety, relationships, identity, and Christian counseling
Healthy relationships + boundaries When caring for others makes your own needs difficult to express. Explore this specialty Close specialty
You may recognize an unhealthy relationship but fear conflict, rejection, or disappointment.
Together, you can practice clear communication and boundaries without becoming disconnected.
Anxiety + emotional regulation When worry or emotional overwhelm makes steadiness difficult. Explore this specialty Close specialty
For example, anxiety may bring racing thoughts, tension, poor sleep, or indecision.
Depending on your needs, Mary combines practical tools with deeper exploration.
Identity, self-worth + life transitions When identity, worth, or your next direction feels uncertain. Explore this specialty Close specialty
At times, transitions can leave capable people privately doubting their value or decisions.
Therefore, Mary helps clarify your voice, strengths, values, and practical next steps.
Christian counselor for women in Tucson When faith matters, but prayer has not resolved painful patterns. Explore this specialty Close specialty
A Christian counselor for women in Tucson can address emotional health and faith together.
However, Mary includes prayer, Scripture, or Christian resources only when requested.
Mary also welcomes clients who have stepped away from their relationship with Jesus, are curious about God, or do not want faith directly included in therapy. She will ask what role you want faith to play and honor your choice throughout the counseling process.
A DEEPER LOOK AT THE WORK
Explore more of Mary’s counseling specialties
A concern may affect several parts of life. Mary brings Christian counseling for women in Tucson to each area below, while keeping faith integration entirely your choice.
Anxiety, worry + emotional overwhelm When worry makes calm and confidence difficult.
For example, anxiety may bring racing thoughts, tension, or poor sleep.
First, Mary helps you notice what intensifies the worry.
Then, practical tools can help you respond more steadily.
Depression, discouragement + disconnection When hope, energy, or enjoyment feels distant.
Still, depression can remain hidden beneath capable daily functioning.
Mary helps identify patterns that deepen hopelessness or self-criticism.
Together, you can reconnect with support, meaning, and hope.
Trauma, painful memories + past experiences When the past still shapes reactions, relationships, or safety.
Although the event ended, fear, shame, or protection may continue.
Mary moves gently and helps you remain grounded during deeper work.
When appropriate, she may use EMDR, DBR, somatic, or parts work.
Career direction, workplace stress + burnout When work drains your energy or challenges your confidence.
Meanwhile, workplace pressure can affect life beyond office hours.
Mary helps examine stress, boundaries, communication, and self-worth.
As a result, practical next steps can become clearer.
Teens 15+, college students + young adults When school, relationships, identity, and the future collide.
Because pressure comes from many directions, young people may feel overwhelmed.
Mary offers a respectful space without lectures or labels.
Also, limited parent consultation can support a teen’s goals.
Life transitions, purpose + uncertain next steps When change is needed, but the direction remains unclear.
Even positive transitions can disrupt routines, confidence, and identity.
Next, Mary helps separate your values from outside pressure.
Therefore, you can move forward without settling the whole future.
CHRISTIAN COUNSELING WITH MARY
A Christian counselor for women in Tucson who welcomes honest questions and real-life struggles
Mary offers Christian counseling for women and teens who want faith included in therapy. As a licensed psychotherapist, she can combine evidence-based care with prayer, Scripture, Biblical reflection, and conversation about your relationship with God. Faith is included only when you request it. It is never used to minimize emotional pain or replace the work of healing.
How Mary can incorporate faith when requested
PROFESSIONAL DETAILS
A closer look at Mary’s counseling practice
Learn about Mary’s credentials, methods, client fit, and schedule as a Christian counselor for women in Tucson.
Credentials + education Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Arizona
LCSW-23489
Advanced Direct Practice with Children and Families
Arizona State University, 2012
Sociology and Anthropology
Swarthmore College, 2001
Mary’s background includes behavioral health counseling, crisis support, pediatric medical social work, university teaching, mentoring, nonprofit leadership, and work with teens, young adults, women, and families.
Therapeutic approaches Flexible, holistic, trauma-informed + relational
Mary uses an integrated approach shaped by your goals, relationships, stressors, health, support system, and spiritual preferences. She does not apply one formula to every client or session.
For example, some sessions focus on coping skills, communication, decisions, or psychoeducation. Others explore earlier experiences and beliefs. Mary may incorporate trauma processing, parts work, body-aware approaches, grounding, emotional-regulation skills, and cognitive strategies.
Who Mary works with Teens 15+, young adults + women • In person + adult telehealth
Common areas of work
- Anxiety, depression, stress, and emotional overwhelm
- Painful memories and past experiences that affect the present
- Healthy boundaries, communication, and relationship patterns
- Self-esteem, identity, rejection, and negative self-talk
- Teen concerns, school stress, peer relationships, and family conflict
- Life transitions, career direction, workplace stress, and burnout
- Coping skills, emotional regulation, and resilience
- Christian counseling and questions about how faith connects with daily life
Therapy may fit particularly well if
- A warm, grounded, relational, and nonjudgmental therapist feels important to you.
- Building emotional safety before opening up would help you engage in therapy.
- Previous counseling left you unsure whether therapy could help.
- Understanding the roots of a pattern matters as much as managing the surface symptoms.
- Practical tools alongside deeper emotional processing sound useful.
- Encouragement, honest feedback, gentle challenge, and room for humor help you feel supported.
- An active, collaborative role in the counseling process fits your preferences.
- Christian faith may—or may not—be something you want included in counseling.
Mary provides individual counseling for teens age 15 and older, young adults, and women. Adults age 18 and older may begin telehealth from the first session. Teen counseling is in person. For clients under 18, Joshua Tree schedules the first appointment as a parent-only session. Limited parent consultation may be included later when clinically appropriate.
Office + session details La Cholla • Telehealth from the first session for adults 18+ • $120
Tucson, AZ 85741
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Joshua Tree is a private-pay practice. A credit or HSA card must remain on file.
12:00 PM–7:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Two Saturdays each month
9:00 AM–1:00 PM
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Mary, in a few words
A little more about Mary
Mary grew up in Tucson and attended a small liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, where she played basketball, lacrosse, and rugby. Outside counseling, she enjoys travel, hiking, fitness, reading, comedy, new activities, and time with family, friends, and her dog.
For example, her adventurous side has led to mud runs, inflatable obstacle courses, and several styles of dancing. Mary values balance, meaningful relationships, new experiences, and plenty of humor.
Mary is energized when clients grow in confidence, recognize their strengths, build healthier relationships, and experience greater healing and freedom. That hope shapes her work as a Christian counselor for women in Tucson and with teens age 15 and older.
HOW THERAPY MAY UNFOLD
A collaborative counseling process that begins where you are and supports meaningful change
Build safety and trust
Begin with what matters most and what you hope will change. Mary takes time to understand your goals. You do not have to share the hardest experiences before you feel ready.
Understand what is underneath
Explore how experiences, relationships, beliefs, stress, and physical responses may affect the present. As a result, greater understanding can reduce shame and reveal new choices.
Practice healthier ways forward
Turn insight into action through new skills, clearer boundaries, healthier communication, and values-based choices. Mary supports and gently challenges you while keeping you active in the process.
Healing is not always linear. Your Christian counselor for women in Tucson can adjust the pace, support progress, and keep the work connected to your goals.
YOU CAN BEGIN AS YOU ARE
You do not need perfect words or complete clarity before beginning therapy.
If Mary feels like a possible fit, start with what feels painful, confusing, or stuck. As a Christian counselor for women in Tucson, she offers in-person sessions and Arizona telehealth for adults age 18 and older from the first appointment. Teens age 15 and older meet in person. Finally, your first appointment is a chance to see whether the relationship feels right, not a commitment to continue.