Mary Meehan, LPC
Compassionate counselor who listens and helps reframe stories
Details
| Name | Mary Meehan |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Missouri |
| Licensed in | Missouri |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 27 |
About Mary
Mary Meehan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 27 years of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and mood concerns like bipolar disorder. Parents who feel overwhelmed and people coping with life changes often come to see her for straightforward support.
She keeps sessions simple and practical. Conversations focus on what matters most to the person sitting in the room. Mary listens for the stories that shape how someone sees themselves and looks for small shifts that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Her style blends Narrative Therapy with Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral approaches. That means she helps people examine the stories they tell about themselves, notices unhelpful patterns, and tries out different ways of thinking and acting. Sessions can include skills practice, problem-solving, and rewriting the narratives that hold people back.
Mary also draws on Emotionally-Focused and Dialectical Behavior ideas when emotions or intense stress get in the way. She helps people name strong feelings, build tolerance for distress, and strengthen clearer communication. Practical tools and steady listening go together in her work.
Many bring concerns around parenting, relationships, trauma and abuse, eating and body image, career stress, or ADHD. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care issues, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and communication or control struggles. Mary aims to create a respectful space where people can take the next manageable step.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Grief among the things Mary works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Mary directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Mary directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical work translate to online sessions
Mary often uses Narrative Therapy to help clients examine and reframe the stories that shape their feelings and actions. This approach looks at how a person describes events and relationships, then helps them try alternative narratives that reduce shame and open up choices.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Client-Centered work emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship where the person's perspective guides the pace. CBT adds focused skill-building and practical exercises to change thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, low mood, or stress.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals and preferences, then blends methods to match what feels most useful. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be less demanding on bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These formats make it easier to maintain regular work on goals and practice skills where they matter most.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Mary address?
Mary works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, relationship and communication issues, ADHD, eating problems, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She listens for personal stories that shape behavior and uses simple tools to change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 27 years of counseling experience working with a wide range of concerns and life transitions.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri.
Which languages and international sessions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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