Mary Mathis

Mary Mathis is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina who helps people when life feels overwhelming. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, anger, coping with life changes, ADHD, grief, and low self-esteem. Her style aims to help people take small steps toward clearer direction and more manageable days.

Mary earned a BA in Individual and Family Development from Purdue University and a MA in Clinical Counseling from Columbia International University. She brings 13 years of practice to her work and has held roles including multisystemic therapist for HIV-positive teenagers, school-based mental health counselor, and Military and Family Life Counselor. These roles shaped her approach to everyday problems and complex stressors.

In sessions she draws from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. That means conversations focus on the person in front of her, identifying practical steps, and addressing painful experiences when needed. Sessions often include straightforward tools for managing mood, behavior, and tough conversations.

Mary aims to help people find what works for them rather than offering one fixed method. She supports goal setting, problem-solving, and building on strengths already present in a person’s life. The emphasis is on usable strategies and steady progress.

If someone is ready to make changes, Mary offers guidance to move forward, heal from difficult moments, and pursue clearer goals.

How her approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's concerns in a respectful, nonjudgmental way. It helps people clarify what matters to them and supports self-directed change in areas like parenting strain or coping with life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses practical exercises and skill-building to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address unhelpful habits in daily routines.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. Plans can be adjusted over time as needs evolve.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking so expectations match reality. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue work on things like coping skills, trauma processing, and behavior change without needing to rearrange large parts of their day.