Mallery Higgs, LPC

Mallery Higgs is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - who maintains a private practice focused on individual therapy and sports performance counseling for adolescents, athletes, and young adults ages 14 to 35. She blends clinical training with extensive coaching experience to support clients working through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, depression, and life transitions.

Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, she now resides in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned a Bachelor of Psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Master of Community Counseling from Argosy University, Atlanta. In addition to her LPC credential, she is a nationally certified professional counselor with over eleven years of clinical mental health experience and more than 30 years of coaching and mentoring background.

As a former student-athlete, coach, and mentor, Mallery draws on personal insight into the pressures faced by high performers. She was a three-sport high school letterwinner in basketball, volleyball, and track and field, participated in youth gymnastics, and competed on a full scholarship in track at the University of Tennessee. Her athletic background and community coaching have informed her work with body image, injury-related challenges, performance concerns, and the emotional impacts of competitive environments.

Her therapeutic approach centers on partnership and empowerment. She uses client-centered methods along with cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness therapy, and solution-focused techniques to help clients break down barriers and unlock personal potential. She aims to create a nurturing, non-judgmental space where clients feel accepted and heard while they work toward their goals.