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Dr. Mary Walker

Compassionate counselor blending practical skills and empathy

LPC Texas

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Eating, Sleeping, Addictions
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Mary

Dr. Mary Walker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who brings a decade of clinical experience to her work.

Background and approach

She combines curiosity about individual life stories with practical therapeutic tools to help people navigate challenges such as eating and sleeping difficulties, addictions, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, career concerns, and LGBT-related issues.

Her background includes years as a high school art teacher and mentoring roles in church settings, experiences that shaped her interest in supporting emotional growth and resilience.

Trained at the Houston Graduate School of Theology for her master’s degree and holding a Ph.D. from Texas A&M Corpus Christi, she has pursued additional study in trauma, PTSD, personality disorders, dissociation, grief, depression, OCD, and anxiety.

Her approach blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior strategies, offering a supportive atmosphere in which clients can explore patterns and develop skills. Across many years of practice she has worked with survivors of childhood abuse and people confronting relationship, workplace, and life-transition stressors, helping them move toward healthier routines and greater emotional balance.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Care

Dr. Walker uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for issues like anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and addictive behaviors. She also draws on client-centered therapy to create an empathetic, nonjudgmental space where clients' experiences guide the pace and focus of work. Additionally, dialectical behavior therapy techniques may be used to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness for people struggling with intense emotions or relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to explore what methods fit their goals, values, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so therapy stays aligned with practical needs and personal strengths.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and modes of communication. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care across locations and busy schedules while allowing licensed professionals to deliver structured therapeutic work tailored to the client's situation.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
She supports people with concerns including eating and sleeping problems, addictions, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, career issues, LGBT matters, and coaching needs, along with many related emotional and relational difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work emphasizes a person-centered stance combined with practical methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help clients identify patterns and learn new coping skills.
What is her professional background?
She has over ten years of experience, previously taught art at the high school level, served as a mentor in church settings, and has supported many survivors of childhood abuse and people facing life transitions.
What credentials and location information are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the credential TX LPC 66464 and practices from Texas.
Can people who live outside the United States work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers services to people located outside the U.S.
In what session formats does she work with clients?
Sessions may take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
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 steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Eating disordersSleeping disorders

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English