- 20 years experience
- Focus on anxiety
- Strengths based
About MaryLee
MaryLee Morganfield is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Missouri. She brings 20 years of work in counseling and focuses on stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns among other issues. She approaches each person as the expert in their own story and aims to support people taking steps toward change.
MaryLee listens first and builds a plan with each person. She uses straightforward methods to address anxiety, depression, anger, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. She also helps people facing addictions, workplace strain, and challenges around money and communication.
Her background includes long experience with relationship questions, blended family concerns, divorce and separation, and issues such as infidelity, jealousy, and forgiveness. She also works with people dealing with aging and geriatric issues, cancer-related stress, and women’s issues. Panic disorder and panic attacks are listed among the difficulties she helps people with.
Therapy sessions focus on practical steps and on what matters most to the person. MaryLee draws on approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Jungian ideas, and Client-Centered Therapy. Conversations may include identifying patterns, practicing new skills, and building on strengths.
She aims to make the counseling process collaborative and clear. The emphasis is on small, manageable changes that fit into everyday life and on helping people feel more able to handle stressful moments.
How therapy approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying values and taking small actions toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety and panic symptoms. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It uses practical exercises and skill-building to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration may mean trying techniques from different approaches and adjusting as progress is made.
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online counseling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use therapeutic exercises and homework between appointments to reinforce what they practice in sessions.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does MaryLee help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, anger, depression, addictions, and self-esteem concerns. Additional focus areas include panic disorder and panic attacks plus a range of life stressors.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She listens first and builds a plan with each person. The style is collaborative, practical, and focused on skills you can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has around 20 years of counseling experience working with a wide range of emotional and life issues. Her approach emphasizes the client’s strengths and lived experience.
Where is MaryLee licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Missouri LPC credential and practices in Missouri.
In what languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered for your appointments.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.