Mary Spurlin, LPC

Mary Spurlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) working in Texas who uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and life changes. She emphasizes straightforward support and encourages people to build on their strengths as they work toward better days.

With 12 years of experience, Mary focuses on trauma and its effects, including post-traumatic stress and sexual assault or abuse. She also works with concerns like depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Her background includes supporting people facing caregiver strain, cancer-related challenges, abandonment, and issues common to first responders and women.

Mary uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. In sessions she helps people identify upsetting thoughts and patterns, learn coping strategies, and process difficult memories at a pace that feels manageable.

She believes clients bring expertise about their own lives, and she offers guidance to apply skills between sessions. People can expect clear goals, practical tools, and compassionate listening as they work through change and loss.

Mary works in Texas and conducts therapy in English. To begin, a person follows the Start Therapy flow, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Mary commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and learning practical skills to change reactions to stress and anxiety. EMDR helps people process traumatic memories through structured sets of attention and memory work to reduce their emotional intensity. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on processing trauma while helping people restore safety and daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your history, goals, and preferences and then suggest options to try. Clients and the therapist review progress together and can adjust methods so treatment matches what actually helps.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - they reduce travel time, let people schedule sessions around work or caregiving, and allow shorter check-ins when a brief update is needed. Speak with the therapist during the matching and scheduling steps to learn which session formats are offered and which would best suit your needs.