Therapist profile
Maria Byndom, LCPC, LPC
Texas
Licensed counselor - relationships and stress
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- Credentials
- LCPC, LPC
- License
- LCPC, Illinois / 180.012153; LPC, Texas / 82072
- NPI
- 1649616624
- Experience
- 13 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
About
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Coaching skills
About Maria
Maria Byndom is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of experience. She practices in Texas and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and career concerns, addiction issues, grief, parenting strain, and codependency-related patterns. She also supports people dealing with trauma, depression, anger, compassion fatigue, and attention-related struggles such as ADHD.
Her approach is practical and goal-focused. Maria uses Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy alongside coaching techniques to help people clarify what matters to them. Sessions are conversational and aim to identify small, manageable changes that make daily life feel more doable.
Maria draws on a range of past settings, including employee assistance programs, private practice, community mental health, correctional facilities, and acute psychiatric treatment centers. That variety informs how she adapts her methods to different life situations, such as workplace stress or parenting challenges.
She helps people examine patterns that keep them putting others first, and she supports work on communication, boundaries, and rebuilding a sense of self. Maria also assists with goal setting, career moves, and practical problem solving when stress or life transitions feel overwhelming.
Sessions combine storytelling and strengths-based steps. Narrative Therapy lets clients reshape the stories they tell about themselves. Solution-Focused Therapy directs attention toward realistic next steps and measurable progress. Together these methods aim to make therapy focused and action-oriented.
How sessions work
Using Narrative and Solution-Focused Work Online
Maria uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves. That approach looks at how past events are remembered and how those memories shape current choices. It can be useful for relationship patterns, abandonment concerns, and family-of-origin issues.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to zero in on small, concrete steps that move a person toward their goals. This method focuses on what works now and builds brief, measurable actions to change daily routines, stress responses, or communication habits.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Maria treats the decision as collaborative. She will talk with a client about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs and adjust based on what helps.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats she offers. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. They can also support steady, goal-focused work on boundaries, relapse prevention, career steps, or grief without needing to rearrange a whole day.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Illinois, Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Will she help with people-pleasing and setting boundaries?
Yes. Maria works with patterns like people-pleasing and codependency to help clients practice clearer boundaries and communication.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She blends Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy with coaching techniques to look at stories, identify small steps, and test practical changes.
How long has she been practicing?
Maria has 13 years of experience across employee assistance programs, private practice, community mental health, correctional settings, and acute psychiatric care.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in Texas and holds the LCPC and LPC credentials, with past licensure activity noted in Illinois and Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know whether virtual or in-person formats are offered for your situation.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.