About Mary
Mary Cox is a licensed independent social worker with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate.
She aims to help people find manageable ways to feel steadier day to day. Mary draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She helps people develop coping tools for panic, mood shifts, and compassion fatigue.
How Mary works
Sessions often include practicing new ways to manage stress and improve communication. The work tends to be concrete and skills-focused rather than abstract. Her background includes many years supporting people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver strain, and the emotional fallout from major life events.
She also addresses concerns such as addiction, grief, control issues, and feelings of abandonment. Mary pays attention to how health conditions and caregiving demands affect mood and daily functioning. In sessions she helps people set clear, achievable goals.
She uses strategies to reduce symptoms and build resilience over time. The pace is set by the person seeking help, with an emphasis on practical steps that can be used between meetings. Mary practices in Ohio and holds an Ohio LISW credential.
Sessions are offered in English and use online formats to fit different schedules and needs.
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Mary uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to focus on concrete skills people can use between sessions. One common approach involves learning coping and stress-management strategies to reduce anxiety and manage mood swings; this often includes practical breathing, grounding, and activity-based tools. Another element emphasizes improving communication and problem-solving skills to handle relationship stress and life transitions more effectively; sessions practice new ways of talking and setting boundaries.Finding the right approach is a collaboration. The therapist and client explore goals, symptoms, and preferences and then decide which techniques to try. That might mean starting with brief skill-building and shifting to deeper work if needed, with adjustments along the way based on what helps most.
Online formats offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick updates, ongoing support between sessions, or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep consistent momentum.
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