About Mary
Mary Johnston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee. She uses a straightforward, compassionate approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. Mary focuses on creating a calm space where people feel heard and understood.
Mary draws on 10 years of experience in a range of treatment settings. She has worked with adults and adolescents in individual and group sessions. Her background includes work with substance use issues, post-traumatic stress, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder.
How Mary works
In sessions she takes a nonjudgmental, empathetic stance. She aims to meet people where they are and move at a pace that feels manageable. Sessions are practical and goal-focused while still honoring personal experiences and emotions.
Mary blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies. That means she listens deeply, helps people notice patterns of thought and behavior, and then collaborates on small, doable steps toward change. Many people appreciate this mix when addressing parenting strain, relationship stress, or feelings of guilt and shame.
Her practice also supports issues around anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and blended family challenges. She works with people facing drug and alcohol addiction as well as trauma and abuse recovery. Mary aims to make therapy understandable, relevant, and useful for everyday life.
Mary lists 3 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
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Mary’s Approaches Work Online
Mary uses client-centered therapy to create a space where people feel listened to and respected. This approach focuses on understanding each person’s perspective and helping them set their own goals in therapy.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress with practical exercises and homework between sessions.
Solution-focused therapy appears in her work as quick, action-oriented steps. It emphasizes small, concrete changes and is helpful for people who want short-term strategies to handle specific problems like parenting strain or relationship stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mary will work together with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration lets treatment shift if one approach isn’t helpful and build on what works.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text works well for quick check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives.
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