Mary McLaggan , LPC, LMHC

Mary McLaggan is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Mary speaks English and Spanish and works with adults who want clearer thinking and steadier moods.

Mary keeps sessions practical and direct. She listens first, then helps people name what matters most. Together they set simple, achievable goals and try out new ways of coping between sessions. Her tone is respectful and calm, aimed at reducing worry and building small routines that make daily life easier.

Her approach draws on several well-known methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts, attachment-informed ideas about relationship patterns, and client-centered conversation that follows each person's pace. She also uses dialectical skills for managing intense emotions when needed.

People turn to Mary for many concerns beyond mood and stress. Her background includes work with grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, sleep problems, intimacy concerns, and career stress. She also addresses issues like body image, caregiver strain, and challenges around adoption or blended families.

Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Mary helps people figure out what format and approach fit their life and goals. She encourages small steps and steady progress toward better daily functioning.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. Online sessions can help people notice repeating patterns and practice new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. It works well for concrete problems like sleep, worry, and mood shifts. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and pace, offering a supportive space to talk through feelings and make decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most, so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. Video is useful for longer talks and visual cues, phone calls use less bandwidth, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text messaging helps people share ideas between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.