Mary McLaggan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with two decades of experience.
01About Mary
Mary McLaggan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with two decades of experience. She speaks English and Spanish and focuses on practical help for common struggles. She meets people where they are and keeps conversations clear and direct.
Mary helps with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and the ripple effects of big life changes. She also supports people navigating ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, and workplace stress.
Background and approach
Her practice includes care for people facing trauma, compassion fatigue, and mood disorders such as bipolar disorder. Her style centers on listening first and building a plan together. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to spot unhelpful thinking and to practice new behaviors.
Mindfulness skills and dialectical techniques are added when people need emotion regulation and grounding strategies. Attachment-focused work and a client-centered stance guide how she builds trust and explores relationship patterns. Sessions are tailored to each person's goals, pace, and communication style.
That means practical next steps you can try between sessions. Mary has worked in counseling for 20 years and draws on that experience to offer steady support. She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
If you prefer Spanish, she can work in that language as well.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 19406 · expires March 2027
- LMHC (Iowa)
- License 121856 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1649449760 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Mary names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Mary names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that translate well to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current trust and intimacy. It is useful for those who want to change how they relate to partners, friends, or caregivers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is practical for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and mood regulation. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when emotions feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when a visual connection helps. Phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy life and keep continuity across appointments.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, sleep issues, parenting strain, trauma and compassion fatigue, among many other life struggles.
What is her general therapy style?
Her work is practical and collaborative, focusing on listening, building trust, and using clear strategies from cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and attachment-informed approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of professional counseling experience to her practice.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas and an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) in Iowa, and she practices from Iowa.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats does she use?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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