About Mary
Mary Ann Godefroy greets adults who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or worn down by life’s demands. She focuses on practical steps that help with stress, anxiety, substance concerns, relationship strain, and major life changes. Her tone is warm and straightforward, aimed at people who want clear guidance and steady support.
Mary Ann holds LPCC and LPC credentials and brings 14 years of clinical experience in California. She sees adults who are managing mood and anxiety issues, coping after loss or trauma, or trying to rebuild after separation or addiction.
How Mary works
Sessions emphasize real problems and real next steps rather than abstract talk. Her approach blends several methods to match each person’s needs. She uses client-centered conversation to hear what matters most.
Cognitive Behavioral techniques help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Attachment-based ideas guide work on patterns that affect relationships. Mary Ann also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness when people need better ways to handle intense feelings or stress.
Motivational interviewing helps those wrestling with change feel more confident about taking steps forward. The emphasis stays on tools that can be used between sessions. In practice she offers straightforward coaching alongside therapy.
That can mean building coping skills, improving communication, or planning for safer choices around substance use. The goal is to increase day-to-day functioning and restore a sense of control. Her style is collaborative and pragmatic.
Clients can expect an orderly plan, gentle challenge, and ongoing review of what’s working. Progress is measured in concrete changes people notice in their mood, routines, and relationships.
Mary lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Mary works with
The areas below are the ones Mary selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPCC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Mary Ann commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depressive patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect present-day connections and helps people build more supported ways of relating.Finding the right approach is a team effort. She works with clients to choose methods that fit their goals and situation, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. The collaboration helps ensure techniques are useful in daily life and feel doable between sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people talk face-to-face and practice interpersonal skills. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it simpler to keep regular contact and apply new skills consistently.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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