Mary Hamm, LCSW

Mary Hamm is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people feeling overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, or weighed down by depression. She practices from Tennessee and focuses on making therapy straightforward and practical for everyday life.

She often works with people navigating major life changes, parenting stress, postpartum challenges, or a sense of disconnection from joy. Sessions focus on what is getting in the way now and on small steps that can bring relief. Her voice is calm and rooted in real-world skills rather than jargon.

Mary uses a client-driven mix of approaches. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness techniques, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, motivational interviewing, and client-centered methods. Those tools are selected to match each person’s needs and strengths rather than applied the same way each time.

Her background includes 16 years of clinical work with people who experience chronic stress and ADHD as well as mood-related concerns. She describes her work as helping people reconnect with the present moment and rebuild everyday resilience.

In sessions she helps clients notice patterns, practice short skills for emotional regulation, and set manageable goals. The focus is on practical changes that fit into daily life and on finding resources that restore a sense of meaning and energy.

Mary aims to create an affirming environment where people can feel seen and chart a course forward. If you are feeling stuck or unseen, she offers support to explore what healing might look like and to take the next step.

How Mary’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take action toward them even when difficult thoughts and feelings show up. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try small changes in thinking or behavior to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Mindfulness-based techniques teach short exercises to reduce reactivity and improve mood by returning attention to the present moment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary uses a collaborative process to figure out what fits best with a person’s goals, strengths, and daily life. She adapts techniques over time based on what is helpful and what feels doable for the client.

Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into busy schedules, because appointments can be easier to attend around work, school, or caregiving. Online sessions also make it simpler to practice skills between meetings since tools and worksheets can be shared and discussed in real time. The focus is on making therapy usable in everyday life rather than on a particular delivery method.