Mallery Higgs, LPC

Mallery Higgs is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia. She brings eleven years of clinical mental health experience and decades of coaching and mentoring to her work. Her background as a former student-athlete and coach informs how she helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and challenges with self-esteem and depression.

Mallery earned a Bachelor of Psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from Argosy University, Atlanta. She blends clinical knowledge with real-world experience supporting athletes and young people through performance pressure and life transitions.

In sessions she focuses on breaking down barriers that get in the way of daily functioning and goals. She addresses issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, control issues, guilt and shame, and multicultural concerns. She also helps people work toward greater self-love and healthier coping during change.

Her style is collaborative and practical. She aims to build a strong working relationship where people feel heard and accepted. Conversations often include skill-building, focused problem solving, and mindfulness practices to manage difficult thoughts and feelings.

Mallery frames therapy as a partnership. She uses approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and solution-focused strategies. Her combination of counseling and coaching experience guides a goal-oriented process tailored to each person’s needs.

How her approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship and responding to each person’s experience. This approach centers the person’s needs and priorities and helps with emotional healing and clarity.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical ways to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. CBT is helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping with stressful situations by breaking problems into manageable steps.

Mindfulness Therapy uses attention to the present moment to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. Mindfulness practices can be short exercises that help lower anxiety and increase focus during daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs and then tailor sessions accordingly. That collaborative process helps decide which techniques and exercises will be most useful.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats were not specified in the original profile. Online therapy can make scheduling easier, let people fit sessions into busy days, and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or sessions that avoid being on camera if that feels better for the person. Ask about available session types when you schedule to find what fits your routine.