About me

I am a seasoned therapist who continues to stay updated on my therapeutic skills and enjoy working with adolescents. I have a strong interest in the developing adolescent brain and how that may be affecting their behavior. I am skilled in Dialectical Behavior Therapy in individual and group settings. I think helping parents and adolescents better understand brain development and themselves it can make behaviors less personal and more normal.I believe that increasing coping skills,including stress management and Mindfulness can better serve all of us to cope with the complexities of life. I have a particular interest in the mind-body connection and therapies that helps clients better understand this. I am trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy that helps to process the entire emotional and cognitive experience for individuals.

Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Addictions
  • Trauma, Abuse
  • Grief
  • Depression
Also experienced in:
LGBT , Family conflicts , Sleeping disorders , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Compassion fatigue , Chronic pain, illness, and disability , Codependency , Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 40

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

Licensing

MN LICSW 4518

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Mary Gales-Wenz. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.

Written on Jun 02, 2026 after therapy with Mary for 3 months

Mary is wonderful. Strongly recommend her.

Written on Mar 11, 2025 after therapy with Mary for 2 years and 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and adhd

I recommend teen counseling to people ALL the time. My therapist (Ms. Gales-Wenz), my sessions with her, have changed my entire life, for the better.

Written on Nov 09, 2023 after therapy with Mary for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Mary is awesome to work with, can't wait to work with her more

Written on Apr 06, 2023 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, and eating disorders

Mary shows me that she is actively listening to me and gathering information that she knows will help me in the future.

Written on Apr 01, 2023 after therapy with Mary for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, eating disorders, self esteem, and adhd

Mary is a phenomenal therapist! She has a calming way about her that makes it easy to open up right away. She provides excellent tools and resources that have a direct impact and align to my needs. Highly recommend Mary!

Written on Feb 07, 2023 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks

I have had only one session with Mary. With just one session I did appreciate her wealth of knowledge, and she was very resourseful.

Written on Sep 23, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

Doing an awesome jobs so far. I appreciate it. Very attentive and seems to be an expert in her field.

Written on Aug 15, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and family conflicts

She’s great!

Written on May 30, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes

Mary is very kind and understanding. She doesn’t put me to talk about things if Im not ready to and she really focused on my healing goals. Mary made me feel safe during our sessions and I always finished a session feeling much better than I did before it. I highly recommend her.

Written on Apr 18, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks

My daughter feels this is very helpful and Mary is very understanding and open. She is a great resource!

Written on Apr 16, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues

Mary is intuitive and attentive and dives right in the meat which I appreciate

Written on Apr 07, 2022 after therapy with Mary for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Mary has been excellent to work with so far. She listens, understands, and gives reasonable advice. I am so grateful.

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