- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Mallery
Mallery Higgs is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 11 years of clinical experience. She describes a background that blends counseling with long-term coaching and mentoring. Her work covers stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, with extra focus on abandonment, attachment issues, control issues, guilt and shame, multicultural concerns, and self-love.
Higgs trained in psychology and community counseling and has years of experience working alongside athletes and mentees. She draws on that history when clients bring pressure, performance concerns, or struggles tied to identity and culture. Conversations are practical and direct, with attention to clear steps and coping skills.
Her approach centers on partnership. Sessions tend to emphasize listening first, then offering tools from cognitive behavioral work, mindfulness, and solution-focused methods. Treatment planning is collaborative and adjusts as goals evolve.
In sessions she helps people name where guilt or shame shows up in their life and looks at specific thoughts and behaviors that keep those feelings active. She also works to strengthen self-regard and to develop healthier ways of responding to triggers. Expect short-term strategies alongside deeper conversation when it’s useful.
Mallery communicates plainly about options and next steps. She asks people to consider what they want to change, then maps concrete steps toward those goals. Her practice notes attention to cultural background and life pressures when planning care.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client. It emphasizes the client’s perspective and helps clarify personal goals and values, which can be useful for people carrying guilt or shame.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and to develop different ways of thinking and behaving around guilt and self-criticism.
Mindfulness therapy teaches skills for noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting swept up in them. Practices often involve brief attention exercises and grounding techniques to reduce reactivity to painful memories or self-judgment.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is most useful.
This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so the work fits into everyday life rather than adding extra burden.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, control issues, guilt and shame, multicultural concerns, and self-love.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She frames therapy as a partnership and uses listening first, then practical strategies. Her sessions draw on client-centered principles with clear, task-focused interventions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of mental health clinical experience and multiple decades of coaching and mentoring. That mix informs her work with performance pressure and life stressors.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credentialed in Georgia. Her practice is located in Georgia.
Does she provide services in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the intake or scheduling process.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.