- Evidence-based techniques
- 12-step integration
- Biblical counseling option
About Mary
Mary Kay Schultz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience. She practices in Missouri and lists stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes among her main concerns.
Mary Kay works in plain terms and focuses on what helps most. She draws on evidence-based therapy and practical skills drawn from family and school settings. She can also include 12-step support when addiction is involved, or biblical counseling if a client prefers that approach.
Her background spans schools, hospitals, emergency rooms, inpatient and outpatient programs, and community crisis work. She has experience building programs, supervising students and staff, and training youth volunteers for a suicide hotline. Those roles reinforced a practical focus on quick, workable supports when life changes suddenly.
She pays attention to how systems affect people. When clients feel dismissed by healthcare, housing, or the justice system, she stays with the work until a clearer plan emerges. Sessions aim to be collaborative and down-to-earth rather than overly clinical.
Mary Kay has supported children, teens, adults, couples, and families through a range of concerns including grief, ADHD, mood disorders, and the emotional impact of chronic or complex medical issues. She offers telehealth care and holds active licensure as an LCSW in New Jersey and Missouri.
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Mary Kay uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns and then tests new ways of responding to stress and guilt. This method is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday struggles.Another regularly used approach emphasizes skills learned in family and school-based settings. These are concrete tools for communication, boundary-setting, and managing emotions when relationships or caregiving roles are strained. They can be helpful for codependency, caregiver stress, and relationship conflict.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress and feedback guide the work.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when those make sense. They can also let people keep appointments during medical treatment or caregiving commitments without rearranging as much of their schedule.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Missouri, New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as attachment, codependency, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.
How does she approach guilt or shame?
Her work uses practical, evidence-based methods and skills drawn from family and school settings to help people untangle guilt or shame and find clearer ways to cope.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience working in schools, hospitals, emergency rooms, inpatient and outpatient programs, and community crisis services, plus program building and supervision roles.
What credentials and locations are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey and Missouri and practices in Missouri.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients connect with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.