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Mary Griffith

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Mary Griffith, LPC

Mississippi

Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting concerns

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About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Parenting support
  • Grief and trauma

About Mary

Mary Griffith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Mississippi with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship tension, and the practical strains of parenting. She also helps people facing grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and challenges tied to identity and intimacy.

Mary uses straightforward talk and evidence-based skills in sessions. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered methods. Sessions tend to focus on day-to-day coping skills, clearer communication, and small, concrete steps people can try between meetings.

Her background includes long experience helping adults manage life transitions, workplace stress, compassion fatigue, and the mixed emotions that come with caregiving or chronic illness. She has worked with people navigating adoption and foster care questions, blended family tensions, and issues around attachment and abandonment.

Mary describes her work as collaborative and respectful of diverse identities. She supports people who identify as LGBT and those dealing with nontraditional relationship or sexual-culture concerns. Sessions are practical and paced to fit what an individual can manage alongside family and work responsibilities.

To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work

Mary commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her practice. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take action tied to those values, which can be useful for parenting stress, anxiety, and life transitions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments, which often helps with anxiety, sleep problems, and low mood.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy household or workday and to keep regular check-ins without lengthy travel. It also lets people use shorter check-ins or phone meetings when video would be difficult, and it supports applying skills in the moment between sessions. Mary combines practical skills, communication practice, and goal-focused planning so therapy can be used alongside day-to-day responsibilities.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Mississippi

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help with around family life?

She works with adults on parenting stress, blended family concerns, caregiving strain, and communication tensions that affect home life.

What is her approach to therapy?

She uses evidence-based methods like ACT, CBT, DBT, EFT, and client-centered approaches, focusing on practical skills and clearer communication.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of experience as a practicing counselor working with a wide range of adult concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an MS LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Mississippi.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered to international clients as well as people in the U.S. Sessions are conducted in English.

Which session formats are used?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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