Mary Lindsey Higgins, LCSW

Mary Lindsey Higgins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on practical, evidence-informed therapy. She uses a straightforward, person-centered approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship concerns. She aims to make the first step feel achievable for parents and adults who are worried or overwhelmed.

She earned a Master of Social Work from Western Kentucky University and has worked in mental health since 2009, including eight years as a practicing therapist. That background informs a calm, steady style that balances listening with clear strategies. Her LCSW credential is listed as KY LCSW.

In sessions she blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered communication and mindfulness techniques. She also draws on motivational interviewing and narrative ideas to help people notice patterns, set manageable goals, and change the stories that keep them stuck. The work is collaborative and paced to the person’s needs.

Common concerns she addresses include trauma and abuse, substance use and addictions, mood disorders such as bipolar, grief, parenting strain, intimacy issues, and compassion fatigue. She helps people untangle family of origin issues, codependency, body image worries, and commitment doubts as well.

Her style emphasizes empathy, practical tools, and education. She supports people in naming what matters, practicing new skills, and tracking small changes over time. If someone wants a different path but isn’t sure what that looks like, she helps them get started.

Using CBT, Client-Centered, and Mindfulness Online

Mary Lindsey Higgins blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered listening, and mindfulness in online sessions. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thinking and practice new behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and mood challenges. Client-centered work focuses on listening and tailoring the pace and methods to each person’s needs so goals arise from the person’s priorities. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build calmer responses to stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. She works collaboratively to identify what fits best with someone’s goals, life demands, and preferred pace. That might mean starting with skill-building from CBT, then adding narrative work to reframe old stories, or using motivational interviewing to support change with addictions and substance use concerns.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good for a full therapy hour with visual connection. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or an option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief reflections, homework check-ins, and support between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and varied routines.