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Mary Niedermeier-Bleyaert, LMSW

  • Experience34 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Mary

Mary Niedermeier-Bleyaert brings 34 years of professional experience as an LMSW in Michigan, guiding people through stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She approaches each person as the expert of their own story and builds on existing strengths to address challenges like depression, trauma, intimacy concerns, ADHD, and caregiver fatigue. Her background includes work across a broad range of concerns such as bipolar symptoms, parenting difficulties, and identity-related stress including LGBT issues.

Her style blends empathic listening with practical therapeutic methods. Mary integrates client-centered principles with cognitive and skills-based techniques to help clients explore patterns, manage intense emotions, and develop new coping strategies.

She frames the work as collaborative, encouraging clients to set goals and identify what changes will feel most meaningful. Prospective clients in Michigan can expect a respectful, strengths-focused approach that aims to meet people where they are and move at a pace that fits their needs.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and coping skills

Mary often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on empathetic listening and creating a respectful space where clients lead the conversation while the therapist reflects and supports personal insight. This approach helps people clarify values and build on strengths when facing life transitions or relationship strain.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, offering concrete strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills may be used to help regulate intense emotions and improve distress tolerance when situations feel overwhelming.

Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in sessions, adjusting techniques over time to match evolving needs.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of support across life changes, while allowing therapists and clients to focus on practical skills and emotional work together.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Mary commonly address?
Mary works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family conflicts, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is Mary’s therapeutic style?
Her approach combines empathic, client-centered listening with cognitive and skills-based strategies to help manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 34 years of professional experience providing mental health support in various clinical contexts.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Mary holds an LMSW credential and practices in Michigan; her license is listed as MI LMSW 6801002263.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Mary provides services in English and is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions may be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepression

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Women's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

34+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English

About

Mary Niedermeier-Bleyaert is a Licensed Masters Social Worker practicing in Michigan, with 34 years of experience, not currently accepting new clients.