- Attachment based
- CBT skills
- DBT techniques
About Mary
Mary McLaggan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She practices from Iowa and conducts sessions in English and Spanish. Her work covers common problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and coping with life changes, including concerns that arise in blended families.
She focuses on straightforward, conversational sessions. Mary listens to what is happening now and helps people name priorities. She uses practical techniques to spot patterns and try different ways of responding. Conversations tend to be direct, with steps you can test between meetings.
Mary draws on approaches that help people understand attachment patterns, rethink unhelpful thoughts, and learn skills for strong emotion regulation. Those methods are put into plain terms so they are easy to practice at home. Sessions often include specific tools and short exercises to try between meetings.
Her background includes long clinical experience working with relationship and identity concerns, grief, trauma, parenting stress, and work-related burnout. She also supports people dealing with intimacy issues, sleeping problems, and career strain. Mary pays attention to how past losses and attachment histories affect current relationships.
People who come for help can expect a steady, practical focus on what to try next. To start, she asks about immediate concerns, current routines, and what a realistic change would look like. From there she and the client pick approaches and skills to practice.
How her methods translate to online sessions
Mary commonly uses Attachment-Based ideas, Client-Centered listening, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in session. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns show up now and helps people notice recurring reactions in close relationships. Client-Centered work focuses on listening, reflecting what you say, and shaping sessions around your priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy identifies unhelpful thoughts and tests new ways of thinking and acting to change mood and behavior.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will help you decide which ideas fit your goals and how to combine practical skills with deeper relational patterns. That decision is collaborative and can shift as you and she learn what helps most.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm which options are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into work or family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. The therapist will suggest exercises and brief between-session practices that work with your daily routine to help translate session work into everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Texas, Iowa
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma, relationship and family concerns, and issues common in blended households.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She uses direct conversation and practical exercises, pulling from attachment work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and skills-based methods to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices from Iowa with licensure tied to TX LPC and IA LMHC listings.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
Session formats are not specified here; confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or other formats are available.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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