- 34 years experience
- Focus on relationships
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Margaret
Margaret Sue Echols is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 34 years in mental health practice. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship concerns. She also supports those adjusting to health challenges and long-term illness as part of her broader focus areas.
She works with adults and couples, offering psychotherapy, counseling, and life coaching. Sessions blend talk therapy with practical tools. Clients learn breathing and relaxation techniques, mindfulness skills, and ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Her approach mixes client-centered listening with evidence-based strategies such as cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness. Emotion-focused ideas are used when relationships and attachment come into play. Jungian perspectives may be drawn on to explore personal meaning when useful.
Margaret aims to balance mind, body, and spirit in her work. She says she values empathy, intuition, and openness to different faiths and backgrounds. That makes her approach steady and conversational rather than technical.
She has spent many years in private practice and broader clinical roles, and she explains options clearly so people can pick what fits. Readers seeking help for chronic illness or caregiving stress will find that Living with health challenges is included among her focus areas. To start a match, follow the site process and schedule a time that fits your life.
She works with adults and couples, offering psychotherapy, counseling, and life coaching. Sessions blend talk therapy with practical tools. Clients learn breathing and relaxation techniques, mindfulness skills, and ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Her approach mixes client-centered listening with evidence-based strategies such as cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness. Emotion-focused ideas are used when relationships and attachment come into play. Jungian perspectives may be drawn on to explore personal meaning when useful.
Margaret aims to balance mind, body, and spirit in her work. She says she values empathy, intuition, and openness to different faiths and backgrounds. That makes her approach steady and conversational rather than technical.
She has spent many years in private practice and broader clinical roles, and she explains options clearly so people can pick what fits. Readers seeking help for chronic illness or caregiving stress will find that Living with health challenges is included among her focus areas. To start a match, follow the site process and schedule a time that fits your life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
34+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
How Margaret's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on values-driven action. It can be useful for chronic stress, health-related changes, and situations that require long-term coping. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with illness. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, offering reflective listening and empathy to help clarify goals and feel understood.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods make the most sense for the client's goals and day-to-day needs. That choice can shift over time as progress and life circumstances change.
Practical benefits of online sessions include easier fitting of therapy into a busy schedule, shorter check-ins when needed, and options that do not require travel. The biography lists messaging, phone/live chat, and video as formats offered, so confirm which are available for your booking. Online work can support people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver strain, and ongoing life changes by making regular contact more manageable.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
Areas include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, parenting strain, chronic pain and Living with health challenges.
What is the therapist's general style in sessions?
The style is conversational and client-centered, combining listening with practical exercises such as relaxation, mindfulness, and thought work to reduce distress.
What kind of experience does this counselor have?
The therapist has 34 years of experience in mental health, including many years in private practice and a background across clinical roles.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography lists messaging, phone/live chat, and video as offered session formats; confirm current options before booking.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.