Mary Beth Adams , LPC

Mary Beth Adams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on practical, straightforward therapy. She emphasizes approaches that help people change unhelpful thoughts and build usable skills. Sessions are offered remotely for adults 18 and up and are framed around each person's goals and values.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and client-centered practices to address anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress. That work often includes learning to spot thinking patterns, trying small behavior changes, and practicing calm responses. She also helps people with relationship strain, intimacy questions, grief, and issues connected to parenting and career shifts.

Mary Beth brings ten years of clinical experience to her sessions and blends evidence-based methods with some faith-informed perspective when clients want that. In practice she listens, reflects what she hears, and encourages steps clients can try between visits. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Her additional focus areas include attention-related concerns such as ADHD, coping with chronic illness or caregiving stress, body image and self-esteem, and challenges connected to adoption or blended families. She also works with people facing grief, addiction concerns, and the long-term effects of trauma.

Therapy sessions use a collaborative style. Early meetings map out clear, achievable goals and a plan to get there. The structure of work may shift over time to match changing needs and priorities.

How Mary Beth’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed steps toward those values. It helps when worry, avoidance, or painful memories block a meaningful life by encouraging practical action alongside acceptance of difficult feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches people to notice unhelpful thoughts and to test new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and habit changes by breaking problems into clear, manageable tasks.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental relationship where the person leads the pace and the conversation. This approach supports people who need a steady, listening presence while they make sense of their next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary Beth will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then recommend methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when nuance matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text messaging let people share thoughts between sessions and get brief support without scheduling a full call. These options make it easier to fit consistent work into everyday life.