Margaret Sue Echols, LPC

Margaret Sue Echols is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps adults manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, and many life transitions. She has worked in mental health for 34 years and brings long experience to conversations about mood, trauma, addictions, and parenting concerns. Her tone is straightforward and calm, aimed at helping people find workable changes that fit their daily life.

In sessions she uses a mix of listening and practical techniques. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and on mindfulness to reduce tension in the body. Emotionally-focused and client-centered work help people clarify feelings and improve how they connect with others.

Her practice also includes coaching for life changes and attention to issues such as caregiver stress, chronic health concerns, and blended family dynamics. She mentions working with LGBT people and with a range of intimacy and commitment problems. She notes sensitivity to multicultural and faith differences and respects each person’s beliefs.

Margaret has been in private practice for many years and offers both counseling and life coaching for adults, marriages, and couples. She aims to match techniques to what a person needs right now and to help them move toward more balance and peace in daily life.

Clients can expect a mix of talk, behavioral tools, relaxation, and integrative approaches that consider mind, body, and spirit. Her goal is practical progress that fits each person’s life circumstances.

How therapeutic approaches work in online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful cycles. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting people to find their own solutions and clearer self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is often part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest techniques to try. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.

This therapist lists video, phone/live chat, and messaging as available ways to connect. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Confirm the current session options and scheduling before booking so you know what format will be used.