- 15 years experience
- Affirming approach
- Practical skills
About Mary
Mary Griffith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than 15 years of clinical experience. She offers calm, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Her work also covers relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addiction, and other complex struggles.
Mary creates a respectful, affirming space that recognizes diverse backgrounds and identities. She listens first and helps people name what matters to them. Sessions focus on practical skills you can use between meetings and clearer ways to handle strong emotions.
Her background includes a person-centered orientation combined with evidence-based techniques. That means she pays attention to each person's story while using structured methods when they help. She often draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to shift unhelpful thinking and acceptance-based practices to tolerate painful feelings.
Mary helps people build resilience step by step. She collaborates on goals and checks in about what is working. For those navigating parenting stress, career strain, or adoption and foster care concerns, she offers steady support and problem-solving guidance.
People can expect a direct but compassionate style in sessions. Mary emphasizes practical tools - breathing and grounding, reframing thoughts, and clearer communication skills. Her aim is to help people move toward a more manageable, meaningful life.
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It often helps with anxiety, mood, sleep, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and uses active listening and empathy to build insight and self-direction; it supports people who need a validating space to process hard emotions.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit those needs. Together they’ll try approaches and adjust them based on what feels most helpful.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn’t needed. It can also make regular follow-up work more practical, so skills learned in sessions are used in everyday life.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does Mary commonly help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction, parenting strain, and many other life challenges listed in her specialties.
What is Mary’s general therapy style?
Her style blends a person-centered, empathic stance with practical techniques. Sessions focus on skills to manage feelings and clearer ways to communicate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mary has 15 years of experience working with people facing a wide range of emotional and life stressors.
What are Mary’s credentials and location?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Mississippi.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Mary?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.