Mary Lindsey Higgins , LCSW

Mary Lindsey Higgins is a licensed clinical social worker based in Kentucky who brings years of dedicated experience to her therapeutic work. She earned a Master of Social Work from Western Kentucky University in 2015 and has worked as a therapist since 2015, with experience in the mental health field dating back to 2009. As an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Kentucky LCSW 253593), she combines professional training with a compassionate, strengths-focused stance to support individuals facing a range of life challenges.

Higgins draws on person-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused brief strategies, strengths-based perspectives, and dialectical behavioral therapy inspired interventions. She adapts interventions to match each person’s unique ways of expressing, processing, and learning so that care is tailored to individual needs and circumstances. Her approach emphasizes empathy, education, and empowerment to help people identify or clarify goals and take practical steps toward well-being.

She has trained experience addressing stress and anxiety, self-worth and self-esteem concerns, behavioral patterns, substance use, trauma, depression, bipolar I and II, grief, and other related issues. Whether a person comes with defined goals or simply a wish for something different, Higgins aims to provide an authentic, supportive environment that helps people move toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Mary Lindsey Higgins

Mary Lindsey Higgins uses client-centered therapy to shape care around each person’s unique experiences and preferences - this approach focuses on listening, collaboration, and tailoring interventions to how an individual processes and learns, which can be helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions.

She also employs cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood disorders through practical, skill-based work.

Mindfulness therapy is integrated when helpful to teach present-focused awareness and coping skills that support regulation and stress management, useful for trauma responses, anxiety, and ongoing stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Higgins works collaboratively with each person to determine what methods best align with their goals, needs, and preferences. She frames treatment as a partnership in which approaches can be adapted over time.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and for matching communication style. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from varied locations and can support continuity of care when in-person sessions are not possible.