Mary Jo Greenwood , LCSW

Mary Jo Greenwood is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 21 years of professional experience offering trauma-informed mental health care. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2002 and has worked across a wide range of settings, including psychiatric inpatient units, group homes, crisis centers, outpatient counseling, and child welfare and juvenile systems. That breadth of experience has given her familiarity with depression, anxiety and related diagnoses such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and sleep disturbances, as well as relationship challenges including unhealthy or abusive partnerships, parenting concerns, and couples work.

Practicing from a whole-person perspective, she blends an eclectic, client-driven approach with trauma-informed principles to address both symptoms and the underlying context of a person’s life. A significant portion of her caseload has involved abused and neglected children and their families, and she has worked extensively with military veterans and families navigating the VA disability process. She helps clients formulate flexible treatment plans that evolve with changing needs and goals.

Her clinical interests include stress, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, grief, intimacy and family dynamics, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue, among others. Her friends describe her as "the most approachable person in the room," and she is known for creating a nonjudgmental, supportive environment that helps people take meaningful steps toward improving daily quality of life.

Mary Jo Greenwood practices from Wyoming and is available to work with international clients, though she is not currently accepting new clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Mary Jo Greenwood draws on attachment-based therapy, client-centered therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy to tailor work to each person’s needs. Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and helps rebuild safer ways of relating, which can be especially helpful for attachment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and intimacy-related problems. Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and strengths, giving space for clients to guide the pace and focus of sessions while the therapist offers empathy and practical support. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to improve day-to-day coping.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Mary Jo works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and she adapts the treatment plan as needs change.

Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to connect from rural locations, accommodate busy schedules, and move gradually from messaging to voice or video as comfort and readiness grow, while still receiving care from licensed professionals and therapists experienced in trauma-informed practice.