Therapist profile
Mary Kay Schultz, LCSW
Missouri
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Addictions
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Missouri / 2014029933; LCSW, New Jersey / 44SC05564900
- NPI
- 1649419359
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Missouri
About
- Evidence-based therapy
- 12-step resources
- Biblical counseling option
About Mary
Mary Kay Schultz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience. She practices in Missouri and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. Mary Kay also addresses related concerns such as codependency, attachment and communication problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image issues.
Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on what helps most in day-to-day life. That can include evidence-based therapy, family- and school-based skills when relevant, 12-step resources for addiction, or faith-based counseling if a client prefers a biblical perspective.
Mary Kay’s background spans schools, hospitals, emergency rooms, inpatient and outpatient programs, and community crisis work. She has built programs, supervised staff and students, and trained youth volunteers for a suicide hotline. Those roles gave her experience with urgent situations and complex medical and social needs.
She pays attention to how systems affect people and stays involved until a clearer path emerges. In sessions she aims to be steady and practical, helping clients recognize patterns such as people-pleasing or over-responsibility and find concrete ways to set limits and care for themselves.
Mary Kay offers telehealth care and is licensed as an LCSW in New Jersey and Missouri. Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients. Before booking, clients should confirm current session options and details.
How sessions work
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Mary Kay uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a straightforward way. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior and replacing them with practical strategies for coping. This helps with anxiety, depression, and stress that come from ongoing people-pleasing or overwhelming responsibility.Another approach emphasizes skills work for relationships and daily life. That can include communication practice, boundary-setting exercises, and strategies to manage cravings or relapse when addiction is present. These tools are concrete and intended to be used between sessions.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Mary Kay will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences. She adapts the plan when needs change so the approach stays useful and relevant.
Telehealth is part of her practice, but specific session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Talk with her when you schedule about how sessions will be arranged so they fit into your everyday life.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Missouri, New Jersey
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to codependency patterns?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and relationship strain that often accompany people-pleasing and over-responsibility.
What is her general therapy style like?
Her style is practical and client-centered, with down-to-earth guidance and use of approaches that show results in everyday life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience across schools, hospitals, emergency rooms, inpatient and outpatient programs, and community crisis work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New Jersey and Missouri and practices from Missouri.
Can she work with people who live outside the US?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
Which session formats are used for meetings?
The biography states she offers telehealth care; confirm current session formats before booking to know exact options.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.