- Client-centered focus
- Practical coping skills
- Adoption and foster care focus
About Margie
Margie Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by offering steady, respectful support. Margie aims to make the first step easier for anyone wanting more balance and well-being in their life.
She uses clear, approachable methods to address stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. Sessions emphasize open conversation where clients can share thoughts and feelings without judgment. That straightforward tone helps people find small, useful changes they can try between meetings.
Margie also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, communication problems, and the strain that comes with life transitions. Additional focuses include grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and issues related to adoption and foster care. She pays attention to how attachment and abandonment histories can shape current patterns.
Her work draws on several practical approaches, including client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies for changing thinking and behavior, dialectical skills for managing strong emotions, narrative techniques to reframe personal stories, and solution-focused steps to set clear goals. These methods are used in everyday language so clients can use them right away.
People who choose Margie can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space and a collaborative pace. She supports clients as they set goals and try new ways of coping, one step at a time.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and validating the client's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects feelings, and helps people explore what matters to them. This approach is useful for building trust and working through painful or confusing emotions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to change how someone feels. It is practical and goal-oriented, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by giving clear skills to practice between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It can be helpful when people struggle with impulsivity, anger, or overwhelming feelings and need tools to steady day-to-day reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose or combine methods based on goals, needs, and personal preference. This lets sessions focus on what helps most in real life rather than fitting everyone to a single model.
Confirm current online session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules by removing travel time and allowing check-ins during breaks. They can also let someone choose a quieter setting, avoid video when that feels easier, or use shorter sessions for quick problem-solving. Discussing practical logistics during the first meeting helps match the format to what will work best.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Margie help with?
She works with common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. She also focuses on relationship issues, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, and concerns related to adoption and foster care.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and direct, with an emphasis on open conversation and practical steps. Sessions aim to identify small, doable changes clients can apply between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional work experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor. That time includes work with people facing mood, relationship, and life-transition challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Texas as an LPC and practices out of that state. Any location-specific questions can be clarified before scheduling.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing details can be provided during intake.
What should I do to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability. That process connects you for an initial appointment.