Mary Spurlin , LPC

Mary Spurlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and grief. She brings 12 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on clear steps clients can try between meetings.

Mary believes the person in the room knows their life best. She listens for strengths and builds on what already works. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, with an emphasis on small, doable changes that add up over time.

In sessions she blends techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy with trauma-focused work. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, practice new responses, and gently process painful memories when ready. She also offers EMDR as part of trauma-focused support for people coping with past abuse or post-traumatic stress.

Mary often helps people facing relationship and intimacy-related concerns, low self-esteem, anger, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those dealing with illness, caregiving strain, aging concerns, and issues connected to abandonment and guilt or shame.

Her approach is paced to each person. Some people focus on skill building for everyday stress. Others take time to process deep losses or trauma. Mary aims to make the work manageable and relevant to daily life.

Online approaches for trauma and daily stress

Mary uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and practice new ways of responding to everyday stress and anxiety. That work often includes setting small behavioral goals and testing what changes help in daily life.

She also incorporates trauma-focused therapy and offers EMDR to address memories and reactions tied to past abuse or post-traumatic stress. Trauma-focused work helps people process painful experiences at a pace that feels manageable and reduces the hold those memories have on current life.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, symptoms, and preferences together and adjust methods as progress is made. Mary aims to tailor the plan so the work fits each person's needs and comfort level.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice, while phone calls can be useful when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins or written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules and support ongoing progress without extra travel.