- Client-driven approach
- Mindfulness and ACT
- Focus on stress
About Mary
Mary Hamm is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Tennessee. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, or weighed down by depression. Her style aims to be calm and affirming so people can talk about what matters most to them.
She takes a client-driven approach and adapts sessions to each person’s needs. Mary uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and to build values-driven action. She pairs those tools with mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation.
Mary has 16 years of experience working with people facing chronic stress, ADHD, and mood concerns. She also has a sustained focus on adoption and foster care issues and helps people navigate the questions and feelings that arise from those experiences. Her background includes supporting parenting challenges, grief, compassion fatigue, and changes in career or life roles.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Mary listens for strengths and patterns, then helps clients try small experiments and new habits between meetings. She also supports clients who want to explore their life purpose, manage panic or bipolar mood shifts, or address relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
Her approach balances practical skill-building with space to process difficult emotions. People who are ready to make changes can expect clear steps to try, steady support, and encouragement to reconnect with what brings meaning and hope.
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Mary uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small, meaningful actions even when hard thoughts or feelings appear. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions because it focuses on what matters rather than getting stuck in trying to eliminate feelings.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental listening stance so clients can find their own solutions. That approach helps build trust and personal insight when someone is dealing with grief, identity questions, or caregiver stress.
Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist and client review goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Mary frames the work as collaborative so the client’s preferences and real-life constraints guide choices.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats available before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow a quicker check-in during a workday or between responsibilities. It can also let people use mindfulness and behavior experiments in the setting where they live and work, which helps translate what’s learned into everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mary commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and many related issues including burnout, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and addiction concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are client-driven and practical, mixing talk with hands-on tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mary has 16 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Tennessee.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Tennessee and sees clients from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.