- Stress and anxiety
- Career and coaching
- Narrative Therapy
About Maria
Maria Byndom is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of experience. She practices in Texas and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, career uncertainty, life changes, addiction concerns, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and related issues.
Maria frames sessions for people who feel stuck after big changes or who are unsure what comes next. She mixes counseling and coaching approaches depending on what a person needs. Conversations focus on clear goals, practical next steps, and patterns that keep problems repeating.
Her background includes work in employee assistance programs, community mental health centers, correctional settings, acute psychiatric treatment, and private practice. That variety informs how she approaches both clinical issues and coaching goals like promotion planning or starting a business.
In session she draws on Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy alongside other methods to help people reframe difficult experiences and build small, achievable changes. Expect direct conversation, guided reflection, and concrete problem solving rather than long lectures or vague advice.
She describes therapy as a collaboration where both client and counselor invest time and effort. The emphasis is on practical strategies that fit everyday life and on breaking down bigger problems into manageable steps. People who want a mix of counseling and coaching often find this approach useful.
How her approaches translate to online work
Maria uses Narrative Therapy to help people tell and reshape the stories they carry about themselves. This method looks at how past events are organized in a person’s narrative and opens space to see other possibilities for identity and action. It often helps with issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, grief, and family of origin problems.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy which centers on small, practical changes. Sessions identify concrete steps and exceptions to problems, then build on what already works. This approach can be useful for career planning, coping with transitions, and breaking cycles of anxiety or low motivation.
Finding the right mix of approaches is treated as a collaborative part of the work. The therapist and client discuss goals and preferences, then decide together which methods to try and how to measure progress.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered online, so confirm available session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises and goal-setting work so they work over distance and across different schedules.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Illinois, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and career concerns, coping with life changes, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and related areas.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She combines Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused ideas with practical coaching techniques to reframe problems and set small, actionable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in settings including employee assistance programs, community mental health, correctional facilities, acute psychiatric treatment, and private practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices in Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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