Mary Kay Schultz

Mary Kay Schultz is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience. She offers down-to-earth, practical therapy that focuses on what helps each person move forward. Her work addresses stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and major life changes, with attention to women’s issues when relevant.

She uses evidence-based techniques and practical skills drawn from many settings. Her background includes work in schools, hospitals, emergency rooms, inpatient and outpatient programs, and community crisis services. That experience shaped a style that is steady and solution-minded.

Mary Kay brings both short-term coping tools and longer-term strategies. She can include family and school-based skills when they fit a client’s needs. She also integrates 12-step support for addiction and offers biblical counseling if a client prefers that approach.

Her past roles have included program development, supervision of students and staff, and training youth volunteers for a suicide hotline. Those roles influenced how she supports people facing complex medical, social, or systemic challenges.

She is committed to staying with difficult work until clearer options emerge. Mary Kay pays particular attention to people who feel dismissed by systems such as healthcare, housing, or the justice system. Her goal is to help clients find more stable, manageable ways forward.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy

Mary Kay uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim for clear, practical change. One commonly used approach focuses on building coping and problem-solving skills to reduce anxiety and manage stress. This involves short exercises, homework, and step-by-step plans you can use between sessions.

Another approach she draws on supports people dealing with trauma and addiction by combining structured therapy with community supports. That can look like tracking triggers, practicing grounding or calm-down strategies, and connecting with mutual-support resources when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will partner with each person to decide which techniques match their goals, preferences, and daily life. That collaborative process means approaches can shift as needs change.

The biography notes telehealth care, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, and continue care during transitions. They also allow straightforward check-ins when a shorter meeting is most useful, or meetings when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to work well in a virtual format, helping therapy fit into everyday life without requiring a specific location.