About Mary
Mary Hamm is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Tennessee. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, burnout, or depression. Mary offers straightforward support for everyday struggles and big life changes.
She uses an adaptable, client-centered style that meets people where they are. Sessions draw on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. These approaches are used to help with mood, worry, and coping skills rather than as rigid programs.
How Mary works
Mary has 16 years of clinical experience working with concerns such as trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, and panic attacks. She also supports people facing grief, career transitions, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress, communication problems, and family of origin concerns. She also helps people with ADHD, body image, and questions about life purpose. Mary aims for simple, practical steps in therapy.
Sessions often include skill building, gentle mindfulness practice, and conversations about values and motivation. She works with each person to set goals and try manageable changes that fit daily life.
Mary lists 6 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.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
How ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It focuses on small, value-driven steps to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to spot and change thinking and behavior patterns that worsen anxiety, depression, or panic. It often uses brief exercises and homework between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy trains attention to the present moment and simple breathing or awareness practices to reduce overwhelm and improve emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Mary collaborates with each person to identify what fits best for their goals, symptoms, and daily life. Together they try methods, track what helps, and adjust plans over time so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing coaching-style contact and quick coping reminders. These flexible options make it easier to work therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.
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