Mary Tesoro, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Atascadero, CA
Online only
About me
My aim is to provide a caring therapeutic relationship in which our work together energizes your deepest potential for healing, growth, well-being, and connection to self, others, and life.
I know what it feels like to need, but not have, a strong and caring connection with an understanding other. I also know the level of healing and transformation that occurs when we have such a connection. This is the therapeutic relationship, and I deeply appreciate my role within it. Whether it be to move through suffering, heal from trauma or loss, face life challenges/transitions, increase insight, build resilience, or gain a richer sense of who you are --all of these things and many more are possible in a good therapeutic relationship. I am here for this.
License
License(s)
Education
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$150 - $180Sliding scale
YesAccepted payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Paypal
- Credit Card
Accepted credit cards
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
Accepted insurance plans
- United Healthcare
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Services
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Out of Network
- Medicaid
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Optum
- CenCal (MediCal in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties)
Specialties and clinical interests
- Anxiety
- Betrayal Trauma
- Bullying
- Depression
- Divorce & Separation
- Domestic Abuse/Violence
- Family Conflict
- Gender Identity
- Grief & Loss
- Grief & Loss
- LGBTQIA+
- Law Enforcement/First Responders
- Life Transitions
- Parenting & Parent-Child Relationships
- Pet Loss
- Pre-Marital & Marital Issues
- Race-Based Traumatic Stress (RBTS)
- Relational Issues
- Relationships
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Identity
- Spirituality
- Stress/Stress Management
- Trauma & PTSD
- Violence
- Women's Issues
Therapy types
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness
- Play Therapy & Sandtray
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
- Variety of combined
Community specialties
- Single Parents
- Veterans
- Trauma Survivors
- Experienced with many/most issues
Faith-based specialties
- Experienced w/several; open to honoring and incorporating any/all spiritual perspectives
Location
Mary Tesoro Counseling
3522 El Camino Real
Atascadero, CA 93422 US
Office is ADA Accessible
Licensed to see clients in
Years in practice
Service types
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Early Childhood (0-4)
- Kids & Tweens (5-12)
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults (18+)
- Older Adults (65+)
- Individuals
- Couples
- Groups
- Families
- Parents & Caregivers
Languages
- English
Website and social media