Profile / United States
Mallery Higgs, LPC
Georgia
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Performance
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness tools
- Performance focus
About Mallery
Mallery Higgs is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 11 years of clinical experience. She practices in Georgia and helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. Mallery also focuses on abandonment, attachment issues, control issues, guilt and shame, multicultural concerns, and building self-love.
She trained in psychology and community counseling and combines that background with long experience as an athlete, coach, and mentor. That mix shapes how she works: practical, direct, and focused on day-to-day problems. Sessions aim to break big problems into small, manageable steps.
Mallery draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She uses client-centered methods to listen and follow what matters most to the person in front of her. Mindfulness tools help people slow down and respond rather than react, and solution-focused techniques keep the work goal-oriented.
In sessions she often treats performance and life strain together, such as anxiety tied to sport or school and related body-image or injury stress. Her background as a former student-athlete and coach informs how she addresses performance pressure and motivation. She also attends to cultural and identity factors that affect mental health.
Mallery frames therapy as a partnership where practical skills are practiced between meetings. People can expect clear, stepwise work on thoughts, behaviors, and coping strategies. To begin, she asks for a short matching questionnaire and a first appointment to outline goals and next steps.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Mallery uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test alternative ways of thinking. CBT focuses on concrete exercises and behavioral experiments that can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns. Client-Centered Therapy is also part of her work, which means she listens closely and follows what feels most important for each person rather than imposing a fixed plan.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. She will review goals and try techniques collaboratively, adjusting methods based on what the person finds helpful. The process is interactive and aims to match tools to each person’s needs and preferences.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full hour is not possible. They also let people practice skills in real-world settings and bring examples from daily life into sessions for immediate problem-solving.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment, control issues, guilt and shame, multicultural concerns, and self-love.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and goal-oriented. She uses stepwise exercises, thought work, and skills you can practice between sessions.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She has 11 years of clinical mental health experience alongside decades of coaching and mentoring work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, based in Georgia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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