About Mary
Mary Spurlin uses trauma-informed, practical approaches to help people manage painful experiences and everyday stress. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas and brings 12 years of clinical experience to sessions. Mary writes plainly and focuses on straightforward steps people can take to feel steadier and more in control.
She helps with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Relationship and intimacy-related struggles are also a focus, along with anger, low self-esteem, and major life changes.
How Mary works
Mary often supports people facing compassion fatigue, caregiver strain, and illness-related stressors. Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Mary uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot thinking patterns and try new behaviors.
She also incorporates trauma-focused methods and EMDR when trauma memories interfere with day-to-day life. Her style is direct but compassionate. She encourages clients to build on the strengths they already have and to take small, practical steps toward change.
Mary aims for clear takeaways each session so people leave with something they can try right away. Mary’s background includes over a decade of work in clinical settings in Texas. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect someone to the right schedule and format. From there sessions are scheduled according to therapist availability.
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What Mary works with
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches for healing online and practical options
Mary uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR as central tools in online sessions. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories so they have less emotional charge and interfere less with daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary will discuss what feels most useful and tailor methods to each person’s goals and comfort level. That decision is made together and can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face interaction for skill practice and emotional connection. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework review, or when scheduling shorter touchpoints fits a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into real life and try different ways of working until the best fit is found.
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