Mary Jo Greenwood , LCSW

Mary Jo Greenwood is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 21 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, person-centered care that helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and recovery from trauma. Mary Jo works with adults on issues related to parenting, addiction, grief, body image, and LGBT concerns, among others.

She earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2002 and has worked across many settings. Her background includes psychiatric inpatient units, group homes, crisis centers, outpatient counseling, and extensive work in the child welfare and juvenile systems. This variety has shaped a flexible, real-world approach to care.

Mary Jo practices with a trauma-informed lens and pays attention to the whole person, not just symptoms. Her style is client-driven and eclectic, combining practical skills with listening and validation. She helps people build treatment plans that adapt as needs change.

She has supported clients through sleep and mood disorders, obsessive thoughts, parent-child challenges, and relationship violence. Her experience also includes helping people navigate veteran-related systems and sharing strategies learned through those encounters.

Many clients begin with messaging or brief phone check-ins and move to longer video sessions as comfort grows. Mary Jo emphasizes gentle, steady progress and focuses on skills people can use between sessions to improve daily functioning and relationships.

How attachment, CBT, and mindfulness translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online work can highlight those patterns in everyday life and help people try new ways of connecting and setting boundaries.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In sessions clients learn concrete tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior that feed anxiety, depression, or addictive patterns.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices for managing stress and emotional reactivity. Short mindfulness exercises can be practiced between sessions to reduce overwhelm and improve sleep.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then use one or a mix of approaches that best fit the situation. Plans are adjusted over time as needs shift.

Online sessions offer flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a check-in fits a work break. Messaging, live chat, and text let people start with shorter, lower-pressure contacts and build up to longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy or rural lives while using the approaches above in practical ways.