Therapist profile
Mary Smith Tyler, LCSW, CSW
Georgia
LCSW focused on relationships and self esteem
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- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- License
- LCSW, Georgia / CSW007602
- NPI
- 1225572324
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Georgia
About
- Relationship concerns
- Boundary work
- Parenting support
About Mary
Mary Smith Tyler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Georgia with eight years of professional experience. She says she was inspired to become a social worker after receiving help herself as a child, and that early experience shaped how she listens and responds now.
She focuses on relationship struggles, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem, and career questions. She also notes additional work with aging and geriatric issues, codependency, commitment and control issues, family of origin problems, and stress after trauma. Her stated areas include hospice and end-of-life counseling, first responder and veteran issues, hoarding, money problems, and gender dysphoria.
Mary explains she talks through what is happening and helps people name what they want to change. Sessions are described as straightforward conversations that look at feelings, patterns, and practical steps. She aims to help clients notice how they may put others first and what gets in the way of saying no.
Her approach centers on active listening and problem-solving. She works with people on building confidence, clearer boundaries, and stronger choices about work and relationships. She also supports people facing grief, aging questions, or the stresses that come from caring for others.
Mary offers services in English and accepts international clients. To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button. She notes that her sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions
Mary uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on identifying patterns and building practical skills. One common approach helps people recognize repeated relationship habits, name the feelings that drive those habits, and try small behavior changes to test new outcomes. Another approach targets self-esteem and decision-making by breaking goals into manageable steps and practicing new ways to set limits and say no.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose approaches based on the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a few methods and adjusting as progress and challenges become clearer.
The original profile does not list which online formats are offered. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel. It can allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, remove commute time, and let people connect from where they live or work. Licensed professionals can use remote sessions to continue steady work on boundaries, coping with grief, managing codependent patterns, and planning next steps for career or family concerns.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship struggles, family and parenting issues, self-esteem and career concerns, and related areas such as codependency and post-traumatic stress.
How would you describe her approach?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on direct conversation about feelings, patterns, and practical steps clients can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mary has eight years of professional experience as a social worker and has practiced in settings that informed her current work in Georgia.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is licensed in Georgia.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats does she provide?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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.