Mary O'Dell

Mary O'Dell is an Alabama LICSW with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults who feel stuck after big changes, who are questioning what comes next, or who are managing stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, and depression. Mary also focuses on life purpose and practical problems like caregiving stress, body image, and communication difficulties.

Mary uses clear, straightforward conversation to help people sort immediate concerns. She draws on Client-Centered methods to follow each person's priorities. She uses Cognitive Behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Mindfulness and narrative work help people notice patterns and rewrite parts of their story.

Sessions look at what’s happening now and what has led up to it. Mary talks through emotions like guilt, shame, and post-traumatic stress in ways that connect feelings to everyday choices. She also addresses concrete situations such as divorce, separation, and problems with social anxiety or phobia.

Her approach balances short-term problem solving with deeper reflection about values and life purpose. That can mean setting small, testable goals one week and exploring meaningful questions the next. The aim is to help people build coping skills they can use between sessions.

Mary practices in Alabama and works in English. She does not take international clients. To begin, readers follow the site instructions to view online therapy options and schedule an initial meeting.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Mary commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to orient sessions around what matters most to the person. That approach emphasizes listening, reflecting, and letting the client's priorities guide the conversation. It works well for people who need help naming concerns and deciding what to address first.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT offers clear exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new actions, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary will discuss options and adapt methods based on a client's goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. This is a collaborative process where techniques are tried and adjusted over time.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered. Confirm the session formats available before booking so you know what to expect. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists can also suggest practices to use between sessions to reinforce the work done together.