Mary Jo Greenwood , LCSW

Mary Jo Greenwood is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than two decades of clinical experience and a master's degree in social work from the University of Nebraska at Omaha earned in 2002. As an LCSW she is trained to provide mental health assessment and psychotherapy across a wide range of concerns.

Based in a rural region of Wyoming, she has worked with diverse populations and across all levels of care, from psychiatric inpatient settings to group homes, crisis centers, and outpatient counseling. Her background includes extensive work in the child welfare and juvenile systems, supporting abused and neglected children and their parents, as well as experience with families of military veterans and practical knowledge of navigating VA disability processes.

She specializes in helping people cope with depression, anxiety - including related conditions such as obsessive-compulsive tendencies and sleep problems - and relationship challenges, including unhealthy or abusive partnerships, parenting concerns, and couples counseling. Her clinical interests also encompass trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, addictions, LGBT issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and a range of neurodevelopmental and mood-related concerns.

Mary Jo practices from a trauma-informed, client-driven perspective, drawing on attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, and mindfulness approaches to create treatment plans that adapt as needs change. Friends describe her as "The most approachable person in the room," and she emphasizes nonjudgmental support and practical strategies that help people move forward. She has substantial experience providing counseling online and has supported clients who began with messaging and gradually shifted to phone and video sessions. She looks forward to assisting people in improving daily quality of life and meeting their potential.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Mary Jo Greenwood integrates several evidence-based methods into her online practice to meet a variety of needs. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape emotional patterns; it can be helpful for people struggling with close relationships, attachment issues, or relational trauma. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) aims to identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many day-to-day challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's own experience and goals, offering a supportive, nonjudgmental space to explore feelings and build self-directed change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Mary Jo approaches that choice collaboratively. She works with clients to identify needs, goals, and personal preferences, then adapts techniques from these models to create a practical, evolving plan that fits each person.

Online therapy offers flexibility that can make consistent care easier to maintain. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, clients can access licensed professionals from different locations, schedule sessions around work or family obligations, and gradually build comfort with therapy in a format that suits them best.