About Mary
Mary O'Dell is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, and low self-esteem. She works with adults dealing with depression and life changes and offers straightforward support for those feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Mary uses short, clear steps to help people start feeling more in control.
Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer thinking, and learning new ways to cope. She blends talk therapy with tools you can use between meetings.
How Mary works
Her work draws on several approaches, including client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral ideas, and mindfulness practices. That mix lets her tailor sessions to what a person needs most right now. She aims to help people build routines and small habits that reduce stress over time.
Mary brings five years of clinical experience as an AL LICSW, and she practices in Alabama. Her background includes work with concerns like body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobia, and women's issues. She describes therapy as a partnership where goals and pace come from the client.
Expect direct emotional support alongside practical strategies. Mary helps people name what matters, test small changes, and track progress. Her style is calm, respectful, and focused on tangible steps toward feeling better.
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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.
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Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says so they feel understood. It helps when someone needs a steady, nonjudgmental space to sort through emotions and goals.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses practical exercises and small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus. It can be useful for managing anxiety, improving sleep, and handling intense emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help determine which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust methods over time through collaboration and regular check-ins.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skills practice, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work and family responsibilities and to use the format that feels most practical on any given day.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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