Dr. Mary Neal
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
North Carolina therapists accepting new clients
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About Mary
As a licensed therapist in both Florida and North Carolina, I bring over two decades of compassionate clinical experience supporting individuals through life’s most complex challenges. My approach is deeply rooted in understanding human experiences across diverse contexts, with specialized expertise in relationship dynamics, trauma recovery, and personal growth.
I offer a supportive, non-judgmental therapeutic space where clients can explore their emotional landscapes, develop resilience, and cultivate meaningful change. My practice focuses on addressing a wide range of concerns, including relationship issues, self-esteem challenges, life transitions, anxiety, and personal healing.
Drawing from extensive clinical training, I am committed to meeting each client exactly where they are—honoring their unique journey and supporting their individual path toward emotional wellness. Whether you’re navigating personal struggles, seeking deeper self-understanding, or working through significant life changes, I’m dedicated to walking alongside you with empathy, respect, and professional guidance.
My therapeutic approach is collaborative, person-centered, and tailored to your specific needs and goals. I believe in empowering clients to discover their inherent strengths and create sustainable strategies for personal growth and emotional well-being.
What Mary helps with
- Coping with life changes
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
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- 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
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- 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
How Mary works
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Internal Family Systems
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Dr. Neal is very experienced, caring, kind, professional, open, helpful, and dependable. I love that she's helped me keep grounded. Her perspectives really help me in navigating my relationships with others and myself!”
- “Dr. Neal is absolutely amazing. I truly love every session with her. She makes me feel so comfortable so I don’t have to worry when I’m talking to her.”
- “Wonderful!! She has helped me so much already”
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- “I feel seen and heard. I feel like a weight lifted just after our first call.”
- “Dr. Neal is not only an incredible listener but provides valuable solutions. In just a few sessions, I have noticed a drastic change in my happiness.”
- “Dr Neal is awesome!”
- “Dr. Mary has been such a great help to me. Responsive and she listens and wants to get to know you so she can help you.”
- “Dr. Neal is amazing! She listens, is judgment free, fair, and offers great feedback. She’s also patient and will talk about whatever you need as many times as you need. I definitely recommend her!”
- “So insightful, so encouraging, so focused on helping break patterns and leave feeling encouraged and productive.”
- “She's great!”
- “Dr. Neal is an outstanding therapist. She has been instrumental in helping me navigate anxiety, family challenges, and various life struggles. Her compassion and listening skills are exceptional. I feel truly fortunate to have her as my therapist and would highly recommend her.”
- “She has been so helpful with my anxiety. She has provided me a multitude of tools, strategies, and ideas to help me through my issues. She transformed my outlook and perspective on my life’s anxieties to confidence. She challenges me to get better one step at a time. I really have no words to describe how impactful she has changed my life in just a few months. Thank you so much Dr. Neal!”
- “Dr. Neal is insightful, full of good perspective, experienced, professional, polite, respectful, and it is easy to talk with her! I like having her assistance with accountability with respect to my goals.”
- “Dr, Neal's comments are very helpful.”
- “She is very compassionate and validates your feelings and situation you are going theiugh”
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