About Mary
Mary Foy is a licensed mental health counselor in Iowa who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, addiction, grief, trauma, and related challenges. She works with people facing sleep or eating struggles, parenting strain, career pressure, mood changes like depression or bipolar symptoms, and attention concerns such as ADHD. Mary approaches therapy as a collaborative process.
She listens to each person’s story and builds on their existing strengths. Sessions focus on practical steps a person can use between visits as well as understanding patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Her work draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. She also uses existential approaches to look at meaning, choice, and values. For people affected by trauma, she brings trauma-focused methods to gently address painful memories and reactions.
With 13 years of experience as an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Mary provides steady, straightforward support. She aims to make therapy understandable and usable for everyday life. Conversations are plain and goal-oriented, with room for emotions and real-life challenges.
People who choose Mary often want a mix of practical tools and deeper reflection. She helps clients set realistic goals, practice new skills, and cope with life changes so they can move forward at a pace that feels right.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Mary commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and some eating or addiction concerns. Existential therapy is used to examine values, meaning, and life choices, helping people facing big changes, career decisions, or questions about purpose. Trauma-focused therapy addresses the effects of past hurt and abuse, working carefully to reduce distressing symptoms and improve daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to figure out which methods match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so sessions stay relevant and helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction when preferred. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging support quick reflections, ongoing check-ins, or people who prefer writing. These options increase flexibility and help maintain continuity of care across locations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Iowa
- Languages
- English