About Mary
Mary Spurlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people feel steadier in their lives. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, and coping with big life changes. Her approach is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people name what’s hard and find doable steps forward.
With 12 years of experience, she draws on therapies that address distress tied to trauma and difficult life events.
Background and approach
Sessions often involve straightforward skills for managing overwhelming emotions and thinking patterns. She also works with people dealing with anger, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and issues related to abandonment, guilt, and shame. Mary has supported those affected by sexual assault and abuse, post-traumatic stress, and first responder stress.
She also helps people facing aging concerns, cancer, and caregiver strain. These focus areas shape how she tailors each conversation and intervention to the person who shows up in the room. Her style is collaborative and respectful.
She helps clients identify strengths, set manageable goals, and practice new ways of coping between sessions. Decisions about techniques and next steps are made together so care fits each person’s needs. Sessions are conducted in English and offered through a range of online formats.
Mary encourages a steady, step-by-step pace so people can build confidence and make lasting changes.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Mary uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT sessions often include simple exercises and homework to practice new ways of thinking and reacting, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood.She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which aims to reduce the emotional charge of traumatic memories. EMDR involves focused attention and guided processing to make distressing memories feel less overwhelming for people who have experienced trauma.
Finding the right method is part of the work. Mary will talk with each person about their history, goals, and preferences and then recommend approaches that fit. Decisions are made together so therapy matches what the person needs at that time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into daily life. Video lets people interact much like an in-person visit. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be useful when video is impractical. Live chat and text are good for brief check-ins, ongoing support, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options aim to give flexibility while continuing therapeutic work.
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- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English