Mary Morgan

Mary Morgan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Montana. She brings seven years of clinical experience helping people handle stress, grief, anxiety, and major life changes. Mary uses clear, practical methods to help people find manageable ways to cope and move forward.

She prefers a strengths-based approach that starts with the person's goals. Sessions focus on identifying skills the client already has and building new ones where needed. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a primary tool she uses to address unhelpful thinking and patterns that keep problems stuck.

Mary blends CBT with mindfulness practices and other coping strategies tailored to each person. That mix is used for concerns such as depression, relationship strain, caregiving stress, and anger. She has experience with grief, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and issues related to sexuality and aging.

Before shifting to clinical practice, she worked in mental health administration and presented nationally on topics like caregiver burnout and coping with cancer as a young adult. Those experiences inform her practical focus on real-life challenges and everyday solutions.

Outside of work she enjoys camping and hiking across Montana and the Pacific Northwest. She aims to create a collaborative space where people can talk through difficult emotions, set realistic goals, and practice new ways of responding to stress.

How cognitive work and practical skills translate online

Mary uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, anger, and stress by teaching concrete steps people can try between sessions.

She also integrates mindfulness techniques to help with present-moment awareness and calming intense emotions. Mindfulness practices are short exercises people can use during a stressful day to reduce reactivity.

Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. That collaborative process includes checking what works and making adjustments as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats before booking because the profile does not list them. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full in-person visit isn’t possible. Different formats also change how a session feels - for example, audio-only check-ins can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, while video sessions support visual cues during skills training. Discuss preferences and practical needs when you schedule so sessions match your routine.