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- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
About Mary
Dr. Mary Ann Hensley is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 23 years of experience based in Florida. She works with adults and young people on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and parenting concerns. Her methods include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.
Hensley uses straightforward, skills-based work to help people manage strong emotions and overwhelming events. She focuses on practical tools for coping with panic, anger, grief, and compassion fatigue. Sessions often include talk, behavioral strategies, and exercises to practice between meetings.
She has worked with people from diverse backgrounds and addresses multicultural concerns, immigration issues, and challenges after natural or human-caused disasters. Hensley also supports clients dealing with ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, and blended family issues. Her history includes helping those affected by domestic violence and post-traumatic stress.
When trauma is a focus, she uses trauma-focused techniques alongside cognitive strategies to reduce distress and build safer patterns of responding. For anxiety and panic, she draws on CBT approaches to examine thoughts and test responses. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to clarify values and identify concrete steps toward chosen goals.
Her practice emphasizes clear goals and steady pacing. The therapist asks about current stresses, what the client wants to change, and daily routines that affect mood. That information shapes short-term strategies and longer-term plans that the client can try between sessions.
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How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small, values-based steps. Online sessions can guide practical behavioral experiments and short exercises to try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions. CBT work online typically includes guided practice, worksheets, and short homework tasks to track progress.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, current problems, and preferences during early sessions and suggest which methods to try first. Adjustments are made as work proceeds so the plan fits each person's needs and pace.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also supports keeping consistent weekly practice and using digital tools for between-session exercises. Licensed professionals, including this clinician, can adapt ACT or CBT activities to the online setting and focus on practical steps clients can use day to day.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Georgia, Florida
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, grief, parenting challenges, relationship issues, and related areas such as compassion fatigue and ADHD.
What therapeutic style does she use?
The approach is practical and skills-based. She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy as relevant.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of professional experience working with people facing a wide range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not listed here; please confirm current options before booking.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.