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- ACT and CBT
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- Motivational interviewing
About Mary
Licensed Counselor (LCPC) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Montana with 14 years of experience. Mary Geiger focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, mood concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting. She works with adults, adolescents, children, and families in private practice and in correctional settings.
Mary offers straightforward, skill-focused therapy. She often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions emphasize practical skills, clearer communication, and managing symptoms day to day.
Her background includes work as a clinical director in a Department of Corrections program that provides substance abuse and mental health treatment for people with felony DUIs. That role informs her approach to addiction and behavior change. In private practice she sees a range of concerns from grief and bipolar mood issues to eating, sleeping, and parenting challenges.
Mary begins by getting to know what will work best for each person. She discusses goals and builds a treatment plan with techniques chosen together. Treatment may combine skills training, problem-solving, trauma-focused work, and family systems thinking depending on the issue.
Outside work she is a grandmother who enjoys travel and hiking in rural Montana. Her lived experience in a rural region shapes her familiarity with the issues people bring and the practical challenges of fitting treatment into busy lives.
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How therapy approaches shape remote sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions based on values rather than avoidance. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns that influence feelings and behavior and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT often helps with depression, anxiety, and sleep or eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. DBT skills can be helpful for intense mood swings, anger, and relationship problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences, and then suggest methods to try. That planning is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments happen around work or family commitments. Discussing practical logistics during the first appointment helps align session length and timing with daily responsibilities.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Montana
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, parenting issues, grief, sleep and eating concerns, bipolar and mood disorders, ADHD, and related problems such as abandonment and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, skills-based approaches including CBT, ACT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Therapy focuses on concrete strategies and collaborative planning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical experience, including work in private practice and as a clinical director providing substance abuse and mental health treatment in a corrections setting.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCPC and LMFT credentials and practices in Montana.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do people begin working with her?
Use 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.