- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Mary
Mary Mathis is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina who focuses on practical help for parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, grief, or major life changes. She speaks plainly and works to make therapy feel useful and manageable for people juggling family and daily demands.
She draws on 13 years of experience in school-based mental health, work with HIV-positive adolescents, and roles supporting military families. That background gives her experience with blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, and multicultural questions.
Background and approach
She also helps with anger, ADHD, depression, and relationship or communication problems. Mary uses several hands-on approaches to help clients set goals and make changes. She leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thought and behavior, Motivational Interviewing to increase readiness for change, and Solution-Focused Therapy to build on what already works.
She also brings trauma-focused ideas when past hurts interfere with present life. Sessions are framed around the client’s goals and immediate needs. Expect straightforward conversation, practical coping strategies, and steps to try between meetings.
Therapy can address concerns like forgiveness, career decisions, money stress, and finding purpose. Mary offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a session according to her availability.
The subscription billing can be canceled at any time.
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
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mary lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How Mary uses focused approaches in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on what matters most to the client and encourages self-directed exploration and growth. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to figure out priorities, parenting decisions, or emotional responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, mood changes, ADHD-related struggles, and managing anger.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs and preferences. She often combines techniques and checks in regularly to see what is helping and what should change so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow more face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging support short check-ins, brief coaching, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and different daily routines.
Questions people ask about Mary
What issues does Mary commonly help with?
She helps people managing stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, anger, grief, depression, ADHD, and life changes. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, blended family concerns, and multicultural issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and goal oriented with plain language and concrete steps. She uses conversations that lead to actions you can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working in schools, with HIV-positive adolescents, and supporting military families in various counseling roles.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in South Carolina and practices from that state.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and is handled through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to her availability.
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