Mary Ann Godefroy is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship problems, and major life changes.
01About Mary
Mary Ann Godefroy is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship problems, and major life changes. She writes plainly and meets people where they are, offering steady support while they sort through hard situations and make practical changes. She draws on 14 years of experience across mood concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, and caregiving strain.
Sessions focus on clear goals like reducing anxiety, improving coping skills, managing substance concerns, or rebuilding self-esteem.
Background and approach
The tone is warm and direct, with attention to what is happening day to day. Her approach blends several methods so each plan fits the person. Cognitive techniques address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Attachment-based ideas look at how relationships shape reactions and choices. Mindfulness practices and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are used to help calm strong emotions and strengthen coping. Motivational interviewing supports people ready to make changes related to substances, habits, or life direction.
Mary Ann works with practical steps as well as talking through feelings. She helps people build communication skills, set boundaries, and cope with loss or career stress. The focus is on useful strategies that can be practiced between sessions.
Clients meet with a counselor who adapts methods to real life. Mary Ann combines listening, goal-setting, and concrete skills so people can move forward at their own pace.
02Credentials
- LPCC (California)
- License 9534 · expires April 2027
- LPC (New Jersey)
- License 37PC00433300 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1275801144 · national provider identifier
Both are public records. A state board register will confirm a license and its standing, and the national registry will confirm an NPI. This directory copies what the counselor lists and checks neither.
03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Mary names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Mary names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work explores how early and current relationships shape reactions and expectations; it helps people understand patterns in close relationships and change how they respond. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with clearer, more useful ones to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing exercises to calm intense feelings and improve focus during stressful moments.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest one or more methods to try. Sessions may shift over time as needs change, and clients are invited to give feedback so the plan stays helpful and relevant.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow full face-to-face conversation for skills practice and observation. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins, quick coping reminders, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while still using the approaches described above.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
The practice covers a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and communication problems, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is the therapist's style in sessions?
Sessions combine listening with concrete tools. Expect a client-centered, practical style that uses cognitive strategies, mindfulness, and skills work to manage emotions and behavior.
How much experience does the counselor have?
The therapist has 14 years of experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Credentials include LPCC and LPC with licensure noted as CA LPCC and NJ LPC, and the practice is based in California.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients connect for therapy?
International clients are accepted for remote work, allowing people outside California to access sessions when scheduling permits.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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