About Mary
Mary Slaton uses clear, practical therapy to help people reduce stress and feel more steady. She brings 20 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas. Mary focuses on problems like anxiety, depression, relationship strain, self-esteem, addictions, and life direction.
She also helps people facing workplace strain, body image concerns, parenting stress, and issues that affect young adults and veterans. Mary favors straightforward conversation and goal-focused work.
How Mary works
She listens to what matters to each person and looks for patterns that get in the way of feeling satisfied. Sessions include talking through current struggles, identifying unhelpful thinking, and trying small experiments that can change everyday routines. The approach mixes practical tools with deeper reflection about where habits and feelings may have come from.
Over two decades she has worked with people wrestling with career questions, grief, sleep problems, bipolar and ADHD concerns, and challenges related to identity and sexual orientation. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques with relationship-focused methods and psychodynamic ideas about past influences. This gives a mix of skills-building and exploration of underlying patterns.
Mary aims to help clients notice what already works in their lives and expand it. She encourages realistic steps toward goals rather than big, sudden overhauls. The focus is on usable change that fits day-to-day life.
Her practice is based in Texas and sessions are offered in English. Mary helps people who want both practical strategies and a chance to understand deeper patterns in how they relate to themselves and others.
Mary lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Mary works with
The areas below are the ones Mary selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Mary uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is practical and often includes small experiments to try between sessions. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and managing conflict in close relationships through clear skills practice and feedback. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that come from past experiences and relationships to deepen understanding of current feelings and behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary will discuss goals, preferences, and the problems you want to address, and then suggest whether a skills-based path, relationship work, or deeper exploration makes the most sense. Clients and therapist decide collaboratively and can adjust the plan as needed.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines and needs. Video calls let most people work in a way similar to in-person sessions. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or messaging can provide quick check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions, making therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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