MaryLee Morganfield
Compassionate counselor guiding practical change
LPC Missouri
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About MaryLee
MaryLee Morganfield is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri with two decades of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, anger, depression, addictions, and self-esteem concerns.
Background and approach
She works from a strengths-based perspective that recognizes each client as the expert on their own life and builds on existing resources to navigate change. Her background also includes work with aging and geriatric issues, blended family dynamics, cancer-related concerns, and workplace stress.
Her therapeutic stance emphasizes collaboration and empowerment, helping clients weigh options and develop practical skills that fit their values and daily lives. MaryLee draws from a range of evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Jungian approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs.
She invites people to take courageous steps toward greater well-being while offering steady support as they explore goals and make meaningful changes.
Integrating therapeutic approaches for online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression; it often involves practical exercises and skill-building to address everyday challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) works on clarifying personal values and learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed action toward meaningful goals, which can help with stress, grief, and self-esteem. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist offers understanding and support to help clients explore their experiences and grow.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and MaryLee collaborates with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and personal preferences. She draws from these approaches flexibly rather than prescribing a single path, inviting clients to shape the process together.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides practical flexibility for scheduling and for fitting sessions into busy lives. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations and allow for continuity of care even when in-person meetings are difficult, while still focusing on concrete tools, emotional exploration, and relationship-based support.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English