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LPC, LMHC

Mary McLaggan, LPC, LMHC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationIowa
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Mary

Mary McLaggan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with two decades of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and life transitions, adapting conversations and treatment plans to each client’s individual needs.

Background and approach

Mary emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while working to create a therapeutic partnership that supports change and personal growth. Her practice blends evidence-based interventions such as cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical skills with attachment-informed and client-centered perspectives to address emotional regulation, communication patterns, and coping skills.

Mary also brings experience addressing complex concerns including trauma, caregiver stress, sexual expression and kink-related matters, and a range of personality and developmental issues.

She offers services in English and Spanish and practices as a licensed counselor in Iowa, drawing on 20 years of work with diverse presenting problems to tailor care to what each person finds most helpful.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that adapt to your needs

Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes understanding how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and emotional responses; it can be useful for people wanting to change how they connect, regulate emotions, or repair difficult relational dynamics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing concrete skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and can be helpful when strong emotions or impulsive reactions interfere with daily life.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and Mary collaborates with each person to determine which approaches best match their goals, strengths, and preferences. She draws from these models flexibly, explaining options and adjusting the plan as progress and needs evolve.

Online sessions can make that collaborative work more accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats offer scheduling flexibility and allow people to engage from their own settings while practicing skills between sessions. Licensed professionals can use the range of remote options to support continuity of care and help clients integrate therapeutic tools into everyday life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Mary works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma and many relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also focuses on areas such as caregiver stress, body image, and communication problems.
What is the general therapeutic style and approach?
The approach combines client-centered listening with structured techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, alongside attachment-informed perspectives to explore relational patterns and emotional regulation.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
This counselor brings 20 years of professional experience working with a wide range of mental health and life challenges.
What credentials and licensure does the therapist hold?
Mary holds the credentials LPC and LMHC with licensure details including TX LPC 19406 and IA LMHC 121856, and she practices in Iowa.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered for online work?
She provides a variety of remote formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How does pricing and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Texas, Iowa

Languages

English, Spanish