About Mary
Mary Mathis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and meets people where they are, offering steady support when things feel overwhelming. Her approach aims to help clients find practical steps forward and build on strengths they already have.
Mathis brings 13 years of clinical experience in community and school settings. Her training includes a Bachelor of Arts from Purdue University in Individual and Family Development and a Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling from Columbia International University.
How Mary works
Over her career she has worked as a multisystemic therapist with HIV-positive teenagers, as a school-based mental health counselor, and in military and family life counseling roles. In sessions she draws on client-centered methods to follow a person’s lead and create a welcoming space. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused tools help set short-term goals and build momentum toward change. Therapy with Mathis is practical and collaborative. Conversations often focus on concrete coping skills, clearer communication, and steps to reduce daily stress.
She also supports people processing trauma, grief, or major life decisions. Mary works with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, anger, self-esteem, career questions, depression, compassion fatigue, and family or relationship issues. Sessions are offered in English and she practices in South Carolina as an LPC.
Mary lists 5 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
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit your life and schedule
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s pace. The therapist creates space for clients to describe concerns and decide goals, which helps people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect; it teaches practical strategies to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, goal-oriented style that helps clarify motivation and commit to change, useful for life transitions and building new habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can shift as progress is made or priorities change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video works well for full conversations and visual cues, phone is good when bandwidth or hands-free time is needed, live chat and messaging let people check in more often or fit a brief session into a work break. These options make it easier to keep momentum between appointments and to choose the format that best supports everyday life.
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