Mary Clifford

Mary Clifford is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Arizona who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She emphasizes each person's strengths and supports them as they take steps toward change. Her style is practical and respectful, aimed at making therapy feel manageable for busy lives.

With eight years of clinical experience, Mary draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. She uses these methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns, learn new ways to cope, and move toward meaningful life goals. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings as well as during them.

Mary also works with concerns including anger, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, sleeping problems, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional areas of focus include first responder issues, gender dysphoria, hospice and end-of-life counseling, intellectual disability, obsessive-compulsive concerns, paranoia, and personality disorders. She frames treatment around what each person needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Her approach centers on collaboration. She invites people to name what matters most to them and to try small, practical steps that fit their daily routines. Progress is tracked in straightforward ways so people can see what helps.

People who choose Mary can expect clear communication about goals and a focus on usable skills. She aims to create steady, realistic change rather than quick fixes, and to help people build on their own resources as they work through difficult issues.

How Mary Uses ACT and CBT in Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. It’s useful for anxiety, stress, and moving past sources of avoidance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them. It can help with depression, anxious thinking, and sleep difficulties.

Mary sees finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust plans based on what works. That collaborative process helps shape whether ACT, CBT, mindfulness practices, or motivational interviewing are used.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when helpful. It can also make it simpler to practice skills in the settings where people live and work, which supports applying new strategies between sessions.