About Mary
Mary Mathis is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in South Carolina who helps people when life feels overwhelming. She offers clear, practical support for stress, anxiety, ADHD, parenting challenges, grief, and major life changes. Her voice is calm and direct, focused on small steps that lead to real change.
She draws on 13 years of experience in varied settings. That includes work as a Multisystemic (MST) therapist with HIV positive teenagers, a school-based mental health counselor, and a Military and Family Life Counselor.
Background and approach
These roles shaped her ability to meet people where they are and adapt therapy to everyday life. In sessions she uses client-centered listening to understand a person’s goals. She pairs that with cognitive behavioral techniques to notice patterns of thought that get in the way.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are also part of her approach to help people set achievable steps forward. Mary helps people identify strengths they already have and then practice new habits. She keeps language simple and focuses on usable tools rather than long explanations.
Conversations often include hands-on ideas for managing anger, improving communication, or organizing routines for ADHD and daily stress. Her work also touches on parenting, blended family issues, caregiver stress, trauma and abuse, career questions, and multicultural concerns. The emphasis is on practical change that fits into busy lives.
If someone is ready to try a different way of coping, she supports them in taking the next step.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy starts by listening and making the session about the person’s goals and values. It helps when someone wants a therapist who follows their lead and builds plans around what matters most to them.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and managing daily routines that can be affected by ADHD.
Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and boosts confidence in taking steps forward. It pairs well with short-term goal setting and practical planning.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options, try different techniques, and adjust based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels doable.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared worksheets. Phone sessions can fit into a busy schedule or be used when bandwidth is low. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easy to check in between sessions or use brief coaching-style support. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around school, work, or caregiving demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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