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Peggy Yoder

Peggy Yoder, LMFT

Texas

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LMFT focusing on relationships and blended family concerns

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Attachment and trust
  • Communication skills

About Peggy

Peggy Yoder is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She sees adults coping with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family concerns, anger, and life transitions. Peggy also focuses on blended family issues and related challenges such as attachment or communication problems.

She works in straightforward, practical ways. Sessions look at what is happening now and what changes are possible. Conversations can include strategies for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and handling recurring conflicts around loyalty or household routines.

Peggy draws on several established therapeutic approaches. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors. Attachment-Based Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy inform work on closeness, trust, and how past relationships shape present reactions.

In session she aims to help people make choices that match their values and goals. That can mean learning small skills for daily interactions or planning longer shifts in how someone relates to a partner or stepchildren. The focus is on clear, practical steps rather than theory alone.

Her background as an LMFT in Texas shapes an emphasis on relationships and family roles. People often come for help with co-parenting tension, adjusting to a new household, and sorting feelings after separation or infidelity. Peggy asks about real-life routines and offers tools that can fit into a busy schedule.

How Peggy uses therapy approaches online

Peggy draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide online work. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that reflect what matters. It can help when someone feels stuck by worry or shame. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of closeness and trust that come from past relationships and how they affect current partnerships and parenting.

She treats finding the right approach as a collaborative part of the process. During early sessions she and the client review goals, look at what has or has not worked before, and decide together which methods to prioritize. The plan can shift as progress is made or new concerns emerge.

Practical benefits of meeting with a therapist online include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to have shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or to use video for role plays about difficult conversations. Confirm the current session formats and scheduling options before booking so the chosen setup matches daily routines and technology needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsAnger managementCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismPersonality disordersSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, anger, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include blended family issues, attachment difficulties, and communication problems.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her approach is integrative and practical. She combines techniques from ACT, CBT, DBT, EFT, and attachment work to help people change thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of clinical experience as an LMFT working with relational and family-related concerns in Texas.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Texas.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Does she work with international clients?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies by location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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