M. Nelson Psychological Counseling Testimonials

"Overall, a great experience with this company. Great location, excellent staff. Very professional."

"I have tried other psychologists but always ended up just visiting with them. With Mary using the EMDR method, we got right to work, addressing and processing the bad experiences that were holding me back. For the first time in my life, I started to heal. I felt incredible relief knowing that I had finally found someone who could help me.

I was able to leave a very unhappy marriage. I continue to grow stronger and for the first time in my life, I am being true to myself and living my life for me.

Making that first appointment with Mary was the best decision I have ever made. She is so non-judging, kind, caring and honest. The work we have done has been hard but Mary has a gift for leading people through pain and misery, making it all just a memory so I can get on with my life. Thanks to her I am finally getting my life back, I cannot thank her enough."

"It is such a gift to feel so alive and at peace after more than a decade of depression. Over the years, the trauma from a combination of major health issues, deaths of people close to me, difficult living and job situations brought on and intensified the depression. While I sought counseling and worked earnestly to move out of the depression, I found myself only moving deeper into it as I experienced continuing chaotic life situations. Thank you, Mary, for the combination of your caring and compassion with your skill in the use of hypnosis and EMDR that helped me work out of the depression and grow into greater peace and joy in life. Gratefully I have been able to disconnect the emotional charge from the past experiences to understand them in new ways as well as experience greater compassion for myself and for those with whom I experienced difficulties."

"I saw a lot of trauma in my early life. I am the youngest child of a uniquely disabled mother, with older siblings who struggled with alcoholism and traumas of their own, who often took their own problems out on me. I suffered a lot of pain in finding my place in this world through my journey coming out as a lesbian. And then after caring for him for two short years, my dad passed away from lung cancer shortly after I graduated from high school. I became the head of household in a flash and took on the financial debts of my mother before I was 20. I felt lost, stuck, and overwhelmed with life. I knew I needed therapy - a road map to help set my life in order - desperately. I didn’t know who I could trust. Mary was my first choice and she took me under her wing right away. It took me only a few sessions with her to feel safe and cared for and as if my life had bigger meaning than what others expected of me. We started the process of hypnosis, EMDR, and general talk therapy once weekly. It wasn’t easy work, but I finally felt like I was in the presence of someone who knew what they were doing and could help me through it. Mary was able to provide the support as well as the hard truths that I needed to hear, at the same time. I stuck with it for nearly 10 years, and I wouldn’t trade my experience for the world. I was able to learn how to heal, I found my people, learned to set boundaries, and learned to release the burdens that my past and present give me. I still deal with the occasional stressor  of life, but the difference now is that I know how to handle it and who I can talk to for support. I no longer feel as though my mental health ties me down. With Mary’s help I was able to find the strength and resilience that already existed within myself, to take on this beautifully scary life. My frame of mind is now filled with hope, security, love, and positivity, despite it all. I would whole heartedly recommend her to any person in any walk of life. I thank you Mary, for helping me to create the foundations I desperately needed in my life. "

"I am a woman who is becoming healthier in body, mind, and spirit. I came to Mary Doyle Nelson for counseling. Anxiety, depression and physical illnesses were a constant in my life. It became more difficult to cope with life. Through EMDR and hypnosis, I gradually spoke the stories of the past. As a small child and for many years I experienced incest by my alcoholic father. My mother's anger, anxiety, and depression turned into verbal and physical abuse. Outwardly I learned how to look capable and live a normal life. Inwardly I internalized the feelings of fear, anger, and shame and turned them into the beliefs that I am not good, I am not able and I am broken. Because of these long-held secrets, I felt different and odd.

Through the process of EMDR and hypnosis, I found a safe way to tell the stories and express the tears, rage, and grief that lived in my body for so long. I come to know the goodness, strength, and courage that live within me. In Trusting Mary myself and others, I begin to believe and love myself. Truly it is a journey that gifts one with peace, compassion, and hope."

"I have been to three other counselors for my depression. I would feel good for a while after therapy only to have my sadness and fatigue return. This has been going on for 20+ years.

It wasn't until I found out about Mary and EMDR that I finally can tell you that I feel so much better! I have resolved issues that have been bothering me for years. Some of which I knew about, like the abortion I had but other things even going back to the childhood that had affected me and I didn't even realize it.

I am so grateful to find Mary and EMDR. I find myself much less emotional and happier. I only wish I had found out about this treatment several years ago. Thank You, Mary!"

"The accolades of Mary's high quality of work and professionalism are numerous. Mary made me feel very comfortable and my trust in her developed immediately, therefore, I was able to work on my issues without delay. She genuinely cares, is non-judgemental, confidential, and accommodating. I was apprehensive about the EMDR and hypnosis process at first but both have been so beneficial to my healing. If you are reading my testimonial you are searching for self-improvement and a better quality of life. Without hesitation, I would recommend you to contact Mary."