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Mary Geiger

Mary Geiger

LCPC, LMFT

Montana

Experienced counselor focused on motivation and change

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At a glance

Credentials
LCPC, LMFT
License
LCPC, Montana / BBH-LCPC-LIC-1500; LMFT, Montana / BBH-LMFT-LIC-122
Experience
14 years
Languages
English
Location
Montana

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    • Motivational strategies
    • Family and parenting
    • Trauma informed care

    About Mary

    Mary Geiger is a licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist in Montana. She brings 14 years of experience helping people manage depression, anxiety, substance use, and trauma. Mary meets people where they are and aims to build a working relationship that fits each person’s needs.

    She sees adults, adolescents, children, and works with individuals on parenting and family concerns. Her practice includes work in community settings and a role as a clinical director providing substance abuse and mental health treatment in a corrections setting. That combination gives her experience with a wide range of life situations and challenges.

    Mary uses an empathic, client-centered style. She starts by listening and learning what will work best for each person. From there she and the client choose practical tools and set goals together.

    Common methods Mary draws on include cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior techniques, solution-focused strategies, and motivational interviewing. She adapts techniques to fit the individual rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

    Outside of work she spends time with her grandchildren, enjoys travel, and hikes in Montana. Those interests shape her relaxed, down-to-earth approach in session and her focus on helping people make changes that work in daily life.

  2. How motivational and evidence-based approaches work online

    Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change by exploring values and readiness in a respectful way. It is useful when someone feels stuck about a habit or use pattern and wants to build motivation for change.

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes by clarifying what matters most and taking small steps toward it.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday difficulties by setting clear goals and practicing new skills between sessions.

    Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose or combine approaches based on goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That process is flexible and can be adjusted as progress is made.

    If you are considering online therapy, confirm the therapist's current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use video or phone options when quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth are preferable, depending on the offered formats.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

    Also works with

    LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

    Additional focus areas

    AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsDependent personalityGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPost-traumatic stress

    Therapeutic approaches

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    14+ years

    Listed in

    Montana

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What kinds of concerns does Mary address?

    She works with stress, anxiety, depression, substance use and trauma. Other focus areas include relationship and family concerns, grief, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, mood disorders, and related problems.

    How would you describe her therapy style?

    Her approach is empathic and collaborative. She listens first, then helps set goals and chooses practical techniques together with the client.

    What is her professional background?

    Mary has 14 years of experience and works both in private practice and as a clinical director providing substance abuse and mental health treatment in a corrections setting.

    What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

    She holds LCPC and LMFT credentials and practices in Montana.

    Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

    Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

    Which session formats are offered?

    Please confirm current session options before booking since the profile does not list specific formats.

    How are costs handled for sessions?

    Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

    What are the first steps to begin therapy?

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

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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