- Values-based work
- Practical coping skills
- Affirming approach
About Mary
Mary Griffith is a licensed professional counselor with more than 15 years of experience helping people through difficult life moments. She focuses on practical support for depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Mary aims to create a respectful, affirming space where people feel heard and understood.
Her work emphasizes listening and building on each person’s strengths. She uses straightforward tools to reduce stress, ease worry, and improve sleep and coping skills. Sessions are set up so people can talk about what matters most to them and try new ways of handling problems.
Mary blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than using one fixed method. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and commit to meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior. Client-centered methods keep the work grounded in the client’s experience.
She also brings techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when emotion regulation or relationship patterns are central concerns. Mary has worked with issues across a broad range, including addiction, trauma, grief, parenting stress, ADHD, and codependency. She pays attention to cultural background and identity while helping clients find realistic next steps.
If someone is ready to begin, Mary supports a clear plan for goals and practical tools to use between sessions. The focus is on small, sustainable changes that add up to better daily life.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Mary frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters to them and take small consistent steps toward those values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where meaning and motivation are at issue.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on skills that can be practiced between sessions to reduce worry, improve mood, and address sleep or stress problems.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. Mary will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice can change over time as progress is made and new challenges come up.
Session format details are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the available online session types before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a quick recalibration is needed. Many people find it easier to use learned skills in real life when sessions can be scheduled more flexibly, and therapists can adapt exercises and homework for use between meetings.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Mary help with?
Mary supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma and grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, ADHD, codependency, and many life transitions.
What is her general approach to therapy?
She takes a person-centered approach and uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help clients identify goals, learn coping skills, and change unhelpful patterns.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults across a wide range of concerns and life stages.
Where is the therapist located and what are her credentials?
Mary practices in Mississippi and holds an MS and LPC credential as a licensed professional counselor.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; 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.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.