Mary LandersLCSW

Mary Landers is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. She also supports people facing LGBT-related concerns and those affected by trauma and abuse. Mary writes in a straightforward way and makes space for honest, everyday conversations about what is hard right now.

Mary aims to build an open, nonjudgmental environment where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings. She emphasizes steady support and practical steps rather than jargon. Sessions prioritize what the person needs that week, whether that is short-term coping skills or a deeper look at long-standing problems.

Mary has 12 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns. That background includes helping people navigate attachment and abandonment worries, body image struggles, chronic illness and pain, caregiving stress, and communication and control issues.

Her approach is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and in working together with each person to shape goals and methods. Mary encourages questions and adapts the pace to match the client’s readiness for change.

People who choose Mary often want practical tools they can use between sessions along with steady emotional support. To begin, she asks about the current situation, what matters most, and the small first steps that feel doable.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Mary’s practice is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and measurable steps. One common approach helps people learn concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breath work, behavioral experiments, and short practical exercises to try between sessions. Another approach looks at patterns in relationships and attachment to address grief, abandonment fears, and communication problems by identifying repeated behaviors and testing new ways of responding.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary works with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and pace. She explains options, checks in about what is working, and adjusts plans as problems change or improve.

If you’re considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full session is not possible. Different formats can also match practical needs like lower bandwidth or shorter breaks during a workday, so discuss what will work best when you schedule.