Therapist profile
Dr. Mary Walker, LPC
Texas
Dr. Mary Walker LPC - Codependency and Addictions
Continue with MaryWhere Mary stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Texas / 66464
- NPI
- 1194490177
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
About
- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Mindfulness practices
About Mary
Dr. Mary Walker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 10 years of experience. She focuses on concerns such as eating and sleeping problems, addictions, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, career stress, LGBT issues, and codependency. She also addresses abandonment, family of origin issues, caregiver stress, and related struggles.
Mary uses clear, practical conversation to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck. She asks straightforward questions and listens for the real problem behind the immediate crisis. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented rather than full of jargon. Many people come for help with people-pleasing, setting limits, or coping when someone else’s moods or substance use dominate their life.
Her background includes a master's in counseling from Houston Graduate School of Theology and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Before counseling she taught art in high school and mentored in church settings, which shaped her approach to working with young people and adults. That experience informs how she talks about boundaries, identity, and handling past hurts.
In practice Mary draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, existential questions, and mindfulness work. She helps people learn skills for emotional regulation, manage intrusive thoughts, and try different behaviors to test what works. The work often includes practical exercises to use between sessions.
Conversations with Mary are aimed at steady progress. She frames goals in simple steps and checks in on what is actually changing. People who want direct, relational, and skills-based work will recognize the style she offers.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters most to the client. Online sessions using this approach center on the client's priorities and on building trust through steady conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers small experiments and homework to test new behaviors. Online CBT commonly uses short skills practice and worksheets between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings concrete coping skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance that can be practiced in daily life and reviewed in appointment time.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Mary will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what changes, and adjusting the plan based on what helps in real life.
Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when time is tight. It also allows focused skill practice between meetings, which suits CBT and DBT style work. Mary and other licensed professionals can discuss the best practical arrangement when you schedule the first session.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Mary works with eating and sleeping problems, addictions, grief, bipolar challenges, ADHD, career stress, LGBT concerns, and codependency among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a conversational, client-centered style with practical exercises and clear skills practice drawn from CBT and DBT.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of counseling experience, including time mentoring in church settings and earlier experience as a high school art teacher.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She accepts international clients; confirm any regional details when arranging sessions.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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.