Mary Foy, LMHC

Mary Foy is a licensed mental health counselor in Iowa who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and issues related to addiction and trauma. She brings 13 years of experience to sessions and works with individuals on practical problems like sleep, eating, and anger as well as longer-term concerns such as grief, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD. Mary emphasizes a direct, down-to-earth style that focuses on each person's strengths and goals.

She believes the client is the expert on their own life and that therapy is a collaborative process. Sessions typically involve talking through current problems, identifying patterns that get in the way, and testing small changes that can make daily life easier. Mary mixes tools for managing symptoms with conversation about values and meaning when that feels useful.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, and Trauma-Focused Therapy for people processing past injuries. She also uses ideas from Existential Therapy to help people clarify what matters and find purpose after big life changes.

Mary has worked across issues that include parenting strain, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and abandonment questions, and challenges related to codependency or communication. She also supports people dealing with cancer, fertility stress, and the fallout from disasters.

Her background and steady presence aim to help people build coping skills and clearer choices. If someone is ready to explore stress, jealousy, or more complex struggles, she offers a straightforward space to start that work.

How Mary’s approaches translate to online therapy

Mary uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in ways that fit remote work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or improve sleep. It often includes homework like tracking thoughts or testing new routines, which can be done between online sessions.

Trauma-Focused Therapy supports people who are processing past harm by pacing work and teaching grounding and emotion regulation strategies that can be practiced at home. Existential Therapy is also part of Mary’s toolkit and helps people clarify values and direction when life feels unsettled.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mary works collaboratively to match methods to each person’s needs and goals, and adjusts pace and techniques as therapy progresses. She emphasizes clear goals, practical steps, and reviewing what helps.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. Licensed professionals can adapt tools, worksheets, and tracking exercises to remote sessions so work continues between meetings.