Mary Snyder , LPCC

Mary Snyder is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 15 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges, parenting concerns, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, and other life changes. She explains that an LPCC is a license for clinical counselors who use assessment and evidence-based techniques to support emotional and behavioral growth.

Mary approaches counseling as a collaborative process in which the person seeking help is treated as the expert on their own life and the counselor offers professional observations, tools, and strategies. She often serves as a guide to what she calls "inner space," helping clients gain clearer self-awareness so they can develop practical, individualized solutions. Her work blends encouragement, nonjudgmental insight, and skills-based ideas to expand clients' options and strengthen coping.

Her experience includes work in community counseling centers, support for foster families, and counseling services on military installations. Mary provides both short-term, solution-focused interventions and longer-term, in-depth therapy for more complex concerns. She draws on client-centered methods, cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas to tailor treatment to each person’s situation and goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Mary Snyder integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness techniques into her online practice. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and respect for the client's perspective, creating a space where people can explore their values and goals and feel heard as they make changes. CBT focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and habits, offering practical strategies for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Mindfulness therapy introduces simple practices to increase present-moment awareness and emotional regulation, which can help with rumination, chronic stress, and coping with difficult emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Mary works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors techniques over time, combining strategies from different models to address complex or evolving issues.

Online therapy with Mary is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for scheduling and accessibility for those balancing work, family, or mobility concerns. These options allow clients to receive consistent, skills-focused support from a licensed professional while adapting the format to what works best for their life.