Mary McLaggan, LPC, LMHC
Compassionate counselor for life transitions
Details
| Name | Mary McLaggan |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC, LMHC |
| Based in | Iowa |
| Licensed in | Texas, Iowa |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Mary
Mary McLaggan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with twenty years of clinical experience. She talks plainly with people who are stressed, anxious, or facing big life changes. Mary aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive for anyone starting therapy.
She focuses on common concerns like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, sleep troubles, and managing ADHD. Mary also helps with grief, relationship and intimacy questions, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Her work includes attention to specific challenges such as adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and body image struggles. Mary draws on narrative ideas alongside cognitive behavioral and acceptance-rooted techniques to help people reframe difficult stories about themselves. She uses client-centered and attachment-based methods to build trust and clarify goals.
Sessions often involve talking through patterns, trying small behavior changes, and practicing new ways to handle emotions. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The therapist practices in Iowa and holds licensure as LPC in Texas and LMHC in Iowa.
Her style is respectful and straightforward, and she adjusts the pace to each person’s needs. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time. Mary uses a subscription billing model that can be canceled at any time, with costs varying by location and therapist availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression among the things Mary works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Mary among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Mary directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Mary directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Mary combines Narrative Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to guide online work. Narrative Therapy helps people notice and rewrite the stories they tell about themselves, which can ease shame and improve decision making. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how those patterns affect current stress and emotional reactions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and respected so people can set their own goals and move at their own pace.Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs and goals, then try methods that fit. Sessions are collaborative; plans are adjusted as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, frequent check-ins and can fit into busy days. These options help people access consistent support from a licensed professional without changing their daily routine.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, ADHD, grief, and coping with life changes, among other issues.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
The approach is conversational and goal-focused, mixing narrative ideas with client-centered listening and practical cognitive-behavioral strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) credentials and practices in Iowa.
Are sessions offered in any other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Which session formats are available?
People can meet by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with this therapist?
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