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Mary Geiger

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Mary Geiger, LCPC, LMFT

Montana

Licensed counselor and family therapist - mood and behavior

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCPC, LMFT
  • LicenseLCPC, Montana / BBH-LCPC-LIC-1500; LMFT, Montana / BBH-LMFT-LIC-122
  • NPI1982915831
  • Experience14 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationMontana

About

  • Anger and mood issues
  • Substance use support
  • Skills and communication

About Mary

Mary Geiger is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Montana with 14 years of experience. She works with people dealing with depression, anxiety, substance use concerns, trauma, and anger. Mary sees adults, teens, and children and has experience in both private practice and correctional treatment settings.

Mary draws on cognitive-behavioral methods alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help people manage moods and reactions. She begins by listening to what a person needs and figuring out practical steps that fit their life. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings, like managing difficult thoughts, improving communication, and reducing impulsive responses.

Her background includes clinical direction in a Department of Corrections program, where she provides substance abuse and mental health treatment for people with felony DUIs. That work informs how she approaches problems like addiction, relapse triggers, and the overlap of legal and emotional stressors.

In private practice she works with relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, intimacy issues, and a range of mood and personality concerns. She also addresses attention challenges, eating and sleeping problems, and struggles with guilt, shame, or isolation. Mary uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when those fit the client's goals.

Outside of clinical work she spends time with grandchildren, plans travel, and hikes around Montana. Her approach is practical and collaborative, with an emphasis on clear steps people can try between sessions.

How sessions work

How ACT, CBT and DBT fit into online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful when anger ties to avoidance or when someone wants clearer priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavior changes. CBT is often used for anger linked to anxiety, depression, or workplace stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) mixes emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills with attention to relationships, which can help when emotions escalate quickly.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary works with each person to decide which methods make sense for their goals and daily life. That may mean combining skills from ACT, CBT, or DBT and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes consistent weekly practice more practical, so people can try skills between appointments and bring specific situations back to discuss.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsDependent personalityGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPost-traumatic stress

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Listed in

Montana

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she address?

She works with people managing snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and responses linked to trauma or substance use.

What therapy approaches does she use for anger?

Mary uses cognitive-behavioral techniques, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help change reactions and build coping strategies.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 14 years of experience, including work in private practice and as a clinical director in a corrections setting focused on substance abuse and mental health.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She holds MT LCPC and MT LMFT credentials and practices in Montana.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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