Dr. Mary Walker

Dr. Mary Walker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 10 years of clinical experience. She lists life purpose among her areas and helps people facing issues such as eating and sleeping problems, addictions, grief, LGBT concerns, career doubts, bipolar disorder, coaching needs, and ADHD. She also addresses abandonment, adoption and foster care history, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, dissociation, and family of origin difficulties.

Mary began her career as a high school art teacher. That work shaped how she listens and notices what matters to a person. She later mentored in church settings, where she observed common gaps in coping skills and practical supports people need to move forward.

She completed a Master’s degree in counseling at Houston Graduate School of Theology and earned a Ph.D. from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Over the years she added study in trauma and PTSD, personality-related issues, grief, dissociation, depression, OCD, transitions, and anxiety.

In sessions she favors person-centered work alongside cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Her way of working focuses on straightforward conversation, skill development, and practical strategies to handle day-to-day struggles. Sessions often include talking through patterns, trying new coping skills, and reflecting on values and choices.

Mary describes the people she has worked with as resilient and willing to do hard work. She frames therapy as collaborative, with the therapist helping people sort options and practice steps toward clearer decisions about work, relationships, and life direction.

How her therapeutic approaches translate online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to a person. It helps when someone needs space to talk things through and to be heard while making their own choices. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depressive symptoms, and behavior change. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) builds concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and can help with intense emotions and impulsive behavior.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and jointly decide which methods fit the client’s goals and daily life. That collaborative process may involve trying one approach, mixing techniques, and adjusting as needs change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use quieter surroundings or choose phone over video if that better suits their bandwidth and focus. Licensed professionals can translate CBT and DBT skills into exercises and worksheets that work in virtual sessions, while person-centered conversation adapts naturally to remote meetings.