Mary Cole, LPC
Practical, compassionate support for parents and individuals
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Mary
Mary Cole is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with 15 years of clinical experience. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where parents and individuals can talk about what’s overwhelming them and learn practical ways to cope. Her manner is warm and interactive, with a focus on real-life tools that fit busy schedules.
Mary helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood swings, and trauma reactions. She also supports those wrestling with low self-worth, attachment struggles, people-pleasing, or trouble setting boundaries.
Background and approach
Parenting concerns are a common focus, and she helps parents find clearer routines and calmer responses. Her approach mixes structured techniques with kindness. Clients learn emotional regulation skills, mindfulness and grounding practices, and ways to change unhelpful thinking patterns.
Sessions often include simple exercises to use between meetings so progress carries into daily life. Mary emphasizes building self-awareness and safer ways of relating to others. She guides people to understand repeating patterns and try new choices that feel more sustainable.
The aim is stronger emotional stability, clearer decision-making, and more satisfying relationships. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. People who want to get started complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits with the therapist's availability.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Mary helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mary lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online parenting and stress support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can help parents and individuals make clearer choices when emotions run high and find motivation to try small changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful thinking and coping patterns. It is useful for anxiety, mood changes, panic, and for breaking cycles of avoidance or reactivity.
Mary treats choosing the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods if something isn’t helping. The focus is on what fits the person’s life and feels doable between sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to get consistent support while balancing parenting, work, and everyday demands.
Questions people ask about Mary
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting concerns, career and workplace issues, and compassion fatigue among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive. She combines structured techniques with supportive conversation and practical exercises.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working as a counselor with adults facing a range of emotional and relationship challenges.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) holding a Georgia LPC credential and practices from Georgia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, complete the Start Therapy questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
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