- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma-informed care
- Attachment work
About Mary
Mary Katherine Garcia is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Arizona with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel stuck by working with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, parenting strain, and questions about life purpose. Mary Katherine also addresses trauma and abuse, attachment struggles, communication problems, and feelings of guilt or isolation.
She uses straightforward, talk-based work that focuses on parts of the self and how those parts interact. Sessions tend to look like practical conversations about what is happening now, what patterns repeat, and what small steps might change them. She draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and trauma-focused methods to guide those conversations.
Mary Katherine emphasizes understanding the different parts of a person’s inner life. That means naming thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and noticing how they show up in relationships and daily routines. Clients can expect attention on concrete skills when helpful and space to tell their story when that matters.
Her work addresses both immediate coping and longer term themes like identity, purpose, and forgiveness. She supports people working through loss, shame, control issues, or difficulty connecting to others. Sessions move at a practical pace, with regular check-ins about what is working and what needs to change.
To begin, prospective clients follow the site matching steps and schedule an initial meeting. Mary Katherine speaks English and practices in Arizona as an LPC.
How her approaches translate to online work
Mary Katherine commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her clinical work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful behavior patterns. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on stabilizing symptoms, processing difficult memories at an appropriate pace, and building coping skills to manage triggers and hyperarousal.Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. She will discuss which methods fit a person’s goals, needs, and comfort level, and adjust the plan as progress is tracked. Clients are invited to give feedback so the work stays practical and relevant.
Session format details are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing meetings from different locations. It can also support shorter check-ins when time is limited or offer longer sessions for deeper work, depending on the session types offered. Licensed professionals often use these options to help people maintain regular contact and steady progress without major schedule disruption.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and life changes, and also addresses relationship and parenting concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical, focusing on parts work, identifying patterns, and using skills from several therapy approaches.
How long has she been practicing?
She has nine years of experience providing counseling and related supports in clinical settings.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in Arizona.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.