Dr. Mary Neal, LMFT
Florida · 26 years in practice
Dr. Mary Neal is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, Florida
- MT2223 · expires March 2027
- LMFT, North Carolina
- 1622 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1508075789 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Mary
Dr. Mary Neal is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of clinical experience. She practices in North Carolina and has worked with people facing relationship strain, trauma, parenting pressures, and major life changes.
Her early work began in Florida where she also holds a license, and she combines long-term experience with a calm, practical approach. Mary focuses on helping people name what feels hard and build small, manageable steps forward.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps clients try different ways of responding. Her work draws on Systemic Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to look at how relationships and past connections shape current struggles.
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools when they fit a person’s goals. The overall tone is person-centered, meaning clients guide the pace and focus. Typical concerns she addresses include relationship issues, trauma and abuse recovery, parenting stress, low self-esteem, and coping with big transitions.
She also supports people with attachment difficulties, caregiving stress, chronic illness or pain, codependency, and related challenges. Sessions aim to increase practical coping skills and clearer communication. Mary helps people set realistic goals and tries techniques that match everyday life.
Her style is steady, respectful, and focused on helping people regain a sense of control and hope.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mary names
- Systemic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Systemic Therapy looks at patterns between people and how those connections affect current problems; online sessions let clients bring those relationship stories into conversations about change. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values and taking small actions toward what matters, which can be practiced between sessions and tracked during messaging or calls. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes understanding early bonds and how they shape trust and closeness, helping people try new ways of relating in real time during video or phone work.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things, reflecting on what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than sticking rigidly to one model.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video best suits deeper, face-to-face conversation while phone calls work well when a quieter connection or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, skill practice, and keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to use approaches in ways that match real life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like attachment problems and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative, using conversational sessions to set practical goals and try manageable steps toward change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 26 years of clinical experience to her practice, including work licensed in both Florida and North Carolina.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT holding Florida and North Carolina licenses and she practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on the therapist's availability.
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