Mary Shands, LPC
Therapist in Texas
Mary Shands is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of practice.
- Licensed inMissouri, Texas
- License2014024447, 77506
- NPI 1649793787
- Experience12+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Mary
Mary Shands is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of practice. She holds licenses in Missouri and Texas and has worked in schools, veteran services, substance abuse programs, and other clinical settings. Mary listens closely and brings a warm, energetic manner to sessions.
Mary helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and relationship struggles. She also supports those dealing with grief, self-esteem concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and struggles tied to adoption and abandonment.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with veterans and people in recovery from substance use. Her approach blends practical, talk-based methods. She uses Attachment-Based ideas alongside client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns and try new responses.
Sessions often focus on what's happening now and on small steps that feel doable between meetings. Mary’s prior work in schools and treatment centers shaped how she structures care. She offers straightforward tools for coping, grounding, and managing emotions.
She also provides coaching-style support for career and life transitions when that fits a client's goals. People who prefer a clear, conversational style may find her easy to work with. She speaks English and offers online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Mary accepts clients who live in Texas and also takes international clients.
Credentials
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2014024447 · expires June 2027
- LPC (Texas)
- License 77506 · expires May 2026
- NPI
- 1649793787 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Approaches Mary names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment and Cognitive Approaches in Online Care
Mary combines Attachment-Based ideas with Client-Centered listening and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people experiment with different ways of relating. Client-Centered work focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience without directing them. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Mary will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try approaches that fit. That collaboration helps tailor moments in session to the issues being addressed, whether that means targeting anxious thoughts, practicing new relational responses, or offering supportive listening.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth is needed or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when a written back-and-forth is more convenient. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and travel while keeping continuity of care with a licensed professional.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Mary commonly address?
Mary works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem, and related concerns such as eating and sleeping issues and career stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical, combining client-centered listening with cognitive and attachment-informed strategies to help people notice patterns and try small changes.
What is her clinical background?
She has 12 years of experience and has worked in school counseling, veteran services, substance abuse treatment, and other care settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
Mary is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licenses in Missouri and Texas and practices from Texas.
Can sessions be conducted in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling and communication needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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