About Mary
Mary McKeown is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with three years of clinical therapy experience and over a decade of advocacy work. She has supported people from many backgrounds, including older adults, at-risk youth, and survivors of domestic and sexual assault. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward.
She invites clients to set goals and shape the work together. She uses practical methods that help people manage symptoms and make changes.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to slow down and notice what’s happening in the moment. Narrative Therapy helps people tell their stories and find new meanings.
Mary has worked with people facing anxiety, stress, depression, grief, addiction, and trauma. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her background includes both individual and group counseling for a wide range of concerns.
Sessions focus on realistic steps people can try between meetings. She aims to make sessions clear and useful, with tools that fit day-to-day life. Progress is framed around the client’s own goals and pace.
Mary practices in Wisconsin and conducts therapy in English. She asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin the process and to schedule according to availability.
How Mary Uses CBT, Mindfulness, and Narrative Work Online
Mary uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and practice concrete behavior changes that reduce anxiety or low mood. CBT is focused and action oriented, often giving short exercises to try between sessions.Mindfulness Therapy in her work teaches simple attention skills and breathing practices to manage racing thoughts and stress. These small practices can help with overwhelming moments and improve emotional regulation over time.
Narrative Therapy invites people to tell their story and notice alternate ways to understand past events. This approach can help reframe identity after trauma, loss, or major life changes.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailor methods that fit those priorities. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan together with the client.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and help fit sessions into a busy week. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when that suits a client better. Many people find these practical benefits help them stay consistent with therapy.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English