About Mary
Mary Katherine Garcia focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, and self-esteem. She helps people facing depression, grief, trauma, and major life changes. Mary Katherine uses clear, practical steps so parents and busy adults can make steady progress.
She frames therapy as a partnership. Clients are treated as the expert in their own life while she walks alongside them. Mary Katherine uses parts work to help people name and understand different internal parts and reactions.
How Mary works
This helps reduce blame and makes change feel more possible. Her sessions often combine short skills practice with reflective conversation. That might mean trying an emotion regulation skill one week and working on communication patterns the next.
The focus stays on what is useful in day-to-day life, not on theory alone. Mary Katherine draws from several proven approaches. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior.
She incorporates trauma-focused methods when past hurt continues to affect daily functioning. Emotionally-focused ideas guide work on connection and attachment concerns. With nine years of experience and a Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC), Mary Katherine brings practical guidance and steady support.
She works with people who want clearer boundaries, healthier communication, and more self-compassion. Sessions are paced to fit each person’s needs and life demands.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
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Therapeutic approaches and online care
Mary Katherine uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address attachment and relationship patterns, helping people describe feelings and improve connection. When past wounds continue to cause distress she applies Trauma-Focused Therapy techniques to process difficult memories and reduce their impact on daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary Katherine will discuss goals and preferences, try different strategies, and adjust the plan over time so the work fits each person’s needs and life situation.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be used when a quieter space or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework planning, or shorter daily coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
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