About Mary
Mary Katherine Garcia is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strain, grief, and trauma. She writes and talks plainly with clients to find doable steps forward. Her style is steady and direct, aimed at helping people feel more capable in daily life.
She centers the conversation on what each person already knows about themselves. That means listening first, then trying small changes that feel achievable.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical skills and understanding the parts of oneself that drive thoughts and behaviors. Mary Katherine uses a mix of approaches to match the concern at hand. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking.
She also brings in Trauma-Focused methods and elements of Emotionally-Focused Therapy when relationships and painful memories are part of the issue. Across nine years of practice she has helped people cope with major life changes, parenting strain, grief, and persistent mood challenges. She works from Arizona and conducts sessions in English.
Her LPC credential is noted as AZ LPC. People who choose her often want clear tools, honest conversation, and a therapist who treats progress as a series of small steps. Her aim is to make therapy useful and easy to apply between sessions.
How chosen approaches translate to online care
Mary Katherine commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on noticing thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments, which helps with anxiety, low mood, and stress. Trauma-Focused work pays attention to how past hurts shape current reactions and uses paced, practical steps to reduce the hold of painful memories.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay relevant and helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet the same goals as in-person work. Video calls let people work face-to-face when that suits deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for ongoing support, quick tools, and short updates between longer sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English