Mary Ann Poynter draws on two decades of clinical work as a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional counselor to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes.
01About Mary
Mary Ann Poynter draws on two decades of clinical work as a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional counselor to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She frames sessions around practical steps and steady support so people can start feeling more able to cope.
Mary Ann writes plainly and listens for what matters most to each person. She focuses on immediate breathing room and clearer thinking when worries or low mood feel overwhelming.
Background and approach
Conversations cover everyday tools for stress, ways to manage anxiety, and strategies for handling relationship and communication problems. She also helps people work through grief, body image concerns, caregiver stress, and challenges related to adoption, abandonment, or aging. Mary Ann uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions toward workable changes.
She emphasizes clients' strengths and helps set realistic goals. Sessions tend to be practical, with suggestions the client can try between meetings. Her background includes a range of clinical settings across twenty years of practice in Illinois.
That experience gives her familiarity with common patterns such as avoidance, codependency, control issues, and commitment worries. She brings this experience into short-term problem solving and longer-term personal growth work. People meet Mary Ann to get clear steps, better coping skills, and steady encouragement as they change how they handle stress and relationships.
She supports each person in finding what helps them move forward.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180017697 · expires March 2027
- LMHC (Indiana)
- License 39005790A · expires April 2028
- LPC (South Carolina)
- License 11932 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1194538892 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
Evidence-based techniques for online care
Mary Ann uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on what helps most in daily life. One common approach emphasizes practical coping skills for stress and anxiety, teaching breathing, grounding, and brief behavior changes that reduce overwhelm and improve focus. Another approach targets mood and depression by breaking problems into smaller, manageable steps and building routines that support better sleep, activity, and motivation. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary Ann collaborates with each person to see which methods fit their needs and goals. She adjusts techniques over time so the plan stays useful and realistic for the client. Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist and client maintain richer visual cues for conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief updates or quick problem-solving into a busy day. Together these formats make it simpler to keep continuity of care and to access a licensed professional from different locations.05Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly address?
Mary Ann works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses relationship and communication problems and related issues such as abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, and aging concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses plain, practical conversations and evidence-based techniques to help people try things that improve daily functioning. Sessions emphasize strengths, realistic goals, and steps to practice between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mary Ann has 20 years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That time has exposed her to many common patterns such as avoidant or antisocial behaviors, codependency, and caregiver stress.
Which licenses does she hold and where is she based?
She holds credentials as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor and practices in Illinois.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are used for sessions?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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