Mary Ann Godefroy

Compassionate, practical support for life’s challenges

LPCC, LPC California

Experience: 14 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Mary

Mary Ann Godefroy is a licensed counselor who works with adults seeking support for stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship challenges, depression, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

With 14 years of clinical experience, she guides clients through emotional and behavioral difficulties, grief, career concerns, bipolar mood management, and compassion fatigue using a thoughtful, client-focused approach. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-based and client-centered methods to promote greater self-awareness and practical coping skills.

Her practice emphasizes collaborative exploration of patterns, improving communication, and building resilience after trauma, loss, or significant change. Mary Ann also addresses a wide range of additional concerns, including ADHD, codependency, substance use, body image, caregiver stress, and interpersonal issues.

Mary Ann holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in California. She offers services that integrate motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior strategies, and mindfulness to help clients move toward clearer goals and more adaptive daily functioning.

Her work aims to support steady progress through tailored interventions and attention to each person’s unique strengths and circumstances.

Approaches That Guide Online Sessions

Mary Ann commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood shifts, and cope with cravings. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and emotional needs formed over time, which can be useful for addressing relationship difficulties, attachment issues, and responses to loss or abandonment.

Finding the right combination of methods is treated as a collaborative process. She works with clients to clarify goals, review what has and has not helped in the past, and adjust techniques so the approach fits the person’s needs and preferences rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to maintain continuity of care alongside work and family commitments. These formats let clients access licensed professionals from different locations, choose the communication style that feels most comfortable, and schedule sessions to fit their routines.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with a broad range of adult concerns including stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and challenges related to work and relationships.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her practice combines cognitive behavioral strategies with attachment-based and client-centered methods, and she may integrate DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing as needed.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 14 years of experience providing psychological support and counseling to adults across a variety of issues and life transitions.

What credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds LPCC and LPC credentials with licensure details CA LPCC 9534 and NJ LPC 37PC00433300 and is based in California.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsRelationship issuesDepression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Self esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

California, New Jersey

Languages

English