About MaryLee
MaryLee Morganfield is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri with two decades of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and addictions. MaryLee emphasizes each person's strengths and builds on what already works in their life.
Her approach is practical and grounded. She listens first, then helps people set small, doable goals. Sessions often include learning new ways to respond to strong feelings and practicing healthier habits between meetings.
Background and approach
MaryLee uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take action that matters to them. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Jungian ideas can come into play when exploring deeper relational patterns or personal meaning.
She works with a wide range of concerns including relationship struggles, workplace stress, self-esteem issues, panic attacks, and the emotional impact of illness or aging. MaryLee also addresses topics like blended family challenges, infidelity, money stress, and forgiveness. Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on practical steps that fit each person's life. For people who want steady, thoughtful support, she helps turn insight into change.
Therapeutic approaches that translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name what matters and take small, meaningful steps toward it. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and situations where someone feels stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve mood. It often helps with panic attacks, depression, and day-to-day anxiety. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on patterns in close relationships and how emotions shape interactions; it can help people improve communication and connection.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust the plan as needed. That means approaches may be blended and shifted over time to match what’s working and what isn’t.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit short check-ins or tight schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel routines while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English