Mary Foy, LMHC

Mary Foy is an Iowa Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, anger, addictions, grief, and other life disruptions. Mary emphasizes practical steps and clear conversation rather than jargon.

Mary sees clients as the experts on their own lives and draws on that perspective in sessions. She uses straightforward questioning and feedback to help people notice patterns that keep problems going. Sessions focus on small, usable changes people can try between meetings.

She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and test alternatives. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps when past events are still affecting daily moods and reactions. Existential Therapy is offered when clients want to look at meaning, values, and life direction.

Typical topics include handling anger that comes up at home or work, managing anxiety and stress, rebuilding after loss, and navigating relationship conflicts. Mary also works with challenges like sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Her style is direct and collaborative. She asks practical questions, suggests simple experiments, and reviews what worked. For people who want straightforward help naming patterns and trying new habits, her approach aims to be concrete and useful.

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