Dr. Mary Walker, LPC
Compassionate counselor helping rewrite life stories
Details
| Name | Dr. Mary Walker |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Mary
Dr. Mary Walker is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with ten years of experience. She focuses on practical help for concerns like eating, sleeping, addictions, grief, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, career strain, and LGBT-related issues.
She also supports people dealing with abandonment, family of origin pain, caregiver stress, chronic illness, dissociation, codependency, and other complex life problems. Her approach is straightforward and conversational. She believes people are shaped by their stories and that those stories can be retold in ways that reduce pain.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to uncover unhelpful patterns and build small, doable steps toward change. Conversations are paced to match each person's readiness and comfort. Mary trained in counseling at the Houston Graduate School of Theology and completed a Ph.D. at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi.
She spent years as a high school art teacher and a church mentor, experiences that shaped her interest in how people grow over time. She has worked with survivors of childhood abuse and people navigating relationship and workplace struggles. Therapeutic methods include Narrative Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills.
These approaches are used to help people reframe their life stories, learn new coping skills, and manage strong emotions. The work is collaborative and tailored to each person’s goals. She offers supportive coaching-style sessions for career and life transitions, alongside clinical work for mood and trauma-related struggles.
The emphasis is on steady progress and building skills that fit day-to-day life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders among the things Mary works with, alongside the areas below.
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Mary directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Mary directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Skills-Based Approaches Work Online
Dr. Walker uses Narrative Therapy to help people look at the stories they tell about themselves and notice where those stories cause pain. This approach helps when someone feels stuck by identity issues, family history, or patterns that repeat over time. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritizes the person's perspective and pace; sessions focus on listening, empathy, and working from the client's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that can reduce symptoms like anxiety or sleep trouble.Finding which approach fits is part of the work. She treats approach selection as collaborative, matching methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Together they check how a method feels in practice and adjust as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and skill practice, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and different rhythms of life.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with eating and sleeping problems, addictions, grief, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, career issues, and LGBT-related concerns. Additional focus areas include family of origin issues, abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and dissociation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and person-centered, with an emphasis on hearing each person's story. Sessions focus on practical steps, emotional skill-building, and reshaping unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of counseling experience working in schools, church mentoring, and clinical settings. That background informs a practical, people-focused approach.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas. Her professional training includes a masters in counseling and a Ph.D.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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