Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Mary works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Montana, Indiana
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Mary
Mary Miller is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, relationship struggles, and other life changes. Mary works with concerns ranging from trauma and abuse to sleep and eating problems.
She also supports parents, young adults, and people coping with compassion fatigue and first responder issues. Mary's style is direct and practical. She listens first, then helps people find concrete steps that fit their daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what is happening now and what can change in small, doable ways. She draws on compassionate listening and focused techniques to reduce overwhelm and build coping skills. Her training includes cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness practices that teach tools people can use between sessions.
Mary also uses client-centered and trauma-focused ideas to adapt work to each person's history and needs. She is licensed as an LCSW in Illinois and Montana and currently practices in Indiana. Over two decades, Mary has worked in schools, reservation communities, and clinical settings.
That experience shaped her attention to family dynamics and the effects of trauma. She aims to help people find balance by attending to both mental and physical habits. Mary encourages people who want to improve mood, manage anger, or rebuild after loss to try practical skills first.
She helps clients set short-term goals and track progress week to week. The approach is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort level.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Mary's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mary lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Mary commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people manage mood and behavior. CBT breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and simple breathing or attention practices to reduce reactivity and calm the body.She also brings client-centered principles into sessions, offering a listening, nonjudgmental stance that shapes treatment around each person's goals. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work; the therapist and client decide together which approaches fit the issue, pace, and preferences.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for conversational sessions and skills practice, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care around work, family, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Mary
What concerns does Mary commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, sleep and eating issues, parenting strain, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Mary uses a practical, down-to-earth approach that starts with listening and then focuses on small, doable changes people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 21 years of experience and has worked in schools, reservation communities, and clinical settings, which influenced her focus on family dynamics and trauma.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - and holds IL LCSW and MT LCSW licensure; she currently practices in Indiana.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
Mary offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.