Therapist profile
Mary Lindsey Higgins, LCSW
Kentucky
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Addictions
Continue with MaryWhere Mary stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Kentucky / 253593
- NPI
- 1891119293
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Kentucky
About
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Narrative work
About Mary
Mary Lindsey Higgins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Kentucky with eight years of therapy experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and related concerns. Her practice also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, career stress, and challenges tied to self-esteem and mood disorders.
She earned a Master of Social Work from Western Kentucky University in 2015 and has been a therapist since 2015, building on earlier mental health work that began in 2009. Mary frames her work around a person-centered approach, which means she shapes sessions around how each person expresses and processes things. That keeps sessions practical and focused on what helps the individual make changes.
Mary uses several methods to support people, including cognitive behavioral therapy to notice and change thinking patterns, motivational interviewing to build readiness for change, mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity, and narrative techniques to rework personal stories. These approaches are used alongside client-centered conversations so plans fit the person’s life.
She has experience addressing substance use and addiction concerns, including drug and alcohol addiction, and works with issues that often show up alongside those challenges, such as codependency, family of origin patterns, guilt and shame, and compassion fatigue. Mary also supports people facing pregnancy and childbirth related stress, blended family concerns, and body image struggles.
Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer boundaries, and small changes that can reduce overwhelm. If someone is unsure of goals, Mary helps clarify priorities and build a plan for the next steps.
How sessions work
How Mary uses therapy approaches online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and how they prefer to process things. It involves open conversation and adapting pacing and tools so sessions make sense for the client and their life.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviors. It teaches concrete skills to notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small experiments to change routines and reactions, which can help with anxiety, depression and mood challenges.
Mindfulness therapy offers simple practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. Short exercises can lower stress and make it easier to notice triggers and choose responses instead of reacting automatically.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust strategies based on what helps. Sessions often mix approaches rather than sticking to one label so the plan fits personal needs and preferences.
Confirm which session formats are available before booking, as specific online formats were not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or avoiding the need to be on camera for every session. Licensed professionals can use a mix of conversation, brief exercises and homework to keep progress moving even when meeting remotely.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Kentucky
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Mary works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a person-centered approach combined with methods like cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and narrative work to fit each person's way of learning and processing.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mary has worked as a therapist since 2015 and has been in the mental health field since 2009, giving her eight years of direct therapy experience.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Kentucky and practices there.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the original biography does not list specific session formats.
How are fees handled?
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 a 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.