Mary Griffith, LPC
Practical, story-focused counseling for life changes
Details
| Name | Mary Griffith |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Mississippi |
| Licensed in | Mississippi |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 15 |
About Mary
Mary Griffith is a licensed professional counselor with 15 years of experience helping people through hard times. She focuses on practical steps people can take when stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes feel overwhelming. Mary writes the work in simple terms and aims to make therapy feel manageable for a worried parent or busy adult.
She builds sessions around each person's story and priorities. Narrative Therapy informs how she listens - clients look at the stories that shape their choices and work to rewrite unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Mary also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered principles to keep the work focused on values and what matters most in daily life. Sessions often include straightforward tools for coping with anxiety, improving sleep, managing anger, and handling relationship strain.
She uses clear, step-by-step strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when those fit a person's goals. The tone is direct but warm, with an emphasis on real-life steps that can be tried between sessions. Mary is experienced supporting people dealing with grief, trauma, addiction concerns, parenting stress, and workplace pressure.
She pays close attention to identity and cultural factors so people feel seen and respected during the work. Her approach aims to increase resilience and help clients move toward more intentional choices. To begin, she asks about what the person wants to change and what matters most to them.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's comfort. Mary works with English-speaking clients and accepts international clients when scheduling permits.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Mary works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Mary directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Mary directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT inform online work
Mary uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves, identify patterns that cause pain, and try out new ways of understanding their life. This approach can help with relationship struggles, identity questions, and managing big changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is also part of her work and focuses on learning to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action on what matters most. ACT supports people coping with anxiety, depression, grief, and chronic stress by clarifying values and small steps toward them.Finding the right approach is a shared task. Mary will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they choose which methods to emphasize and adjust them as the work unfolds so therapy stays aligned with the client's needs.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skills practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, and messaging or chat works well for brief check-ins or when someone wants a written record of ideas. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules, handle caregiving demands, or connect across time zones while working with licensed professionals.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Mary commonly help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting stress, addictions, sleep problems, self-esteem issues, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and career-related stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and conversational, focusing on each person's story and values. She mixes narrative listening with practical skills so sessions feel both reflective and useful.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on life transitions, identity issues, and emotional regulation. Her work blends storytelling approaches with behavioral tools.
What credentials and location are listed?
Mary holds an MS and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients who are able to join sessions in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start work with this therapist?
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