Madeline Gardiner, LPC - Therapist in Texas

About Madeline

Madeline Gardiner is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, and relationship issues. She speaks plainly and works to make sessions feel understandable and practical. Madeline uses straightforward techniques to help people break problems into steps they can handle.

She approaches therapy with warmth and encouragement to help parents and families move forward. Madeline practices from a place of collaboration. She starts where a person is and shapes the plan to fit that person's life and culture.

Background and approach

Common tools she draws on include cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness skills to ease anxious thoughts and improve daily routines. She also uses EMDR for trauma work when appropriate and the Gottman Method for relationship-focused goals. Her style is direct but supportive.

Sessions focus on clear goals, small actionable steps, and skills people can use between meetings. Madeline pays attention to how family patterns and communication affect stress and parenting challenges. She also helps with grief, anger, career shifts, and complex transitions.

Madeline holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential - LPC - issued in Texas. She has three years of professional counseling experience. She offers sessions in English and provides several online formats to fit a busy family schedule.

People who choose Madeline can expect a practical, flexible approach that honors individual values and family dynamics. She aims to help clients find manageable ways to reduce conflict, build stronger routines, and improve emotional well-being.

Therapeutic approaches and what online sessions look like

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting each person where they are. The therapist follows the client's lead and helps them find their own solutions, which can be helpful for parenting challenges and family decision-making.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions influence each other. It teaches practical skills for reducing anxiety, improving mood, and changing unhelpful habits that get in the way of parenting and daily life.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a structured approach used for processing trauma. It can reduce the lasting impact of traumatic memories that affect relationships and family functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Madeline will talk with clients about goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit their needs. That decision is made together so therapy stays focused on what matters most to the family.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to continue work between appointments. Madeline uses these options to support ongoing skill practice, short check-ins, and deeper sessions as needed, helping families access care in ways that match their routines and responsibilities.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

EMDR

A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Madeline commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, and related issues listed in her specialties.

What is her general approach in sessions?

Madeline uses a collaborative, person-centered style. She focuses on clear goals, practical steps, and skills like CBT and mindfulness to address daily struggles.

What training and experience does she have?

She holds an LPC credential and has three years of professional counseling experience working with families and individuals on parenting and relationship concerns.

Where is she licensed to practice?

Madeline is licensed in Texas under TX LPC 82275 and provides services from that location.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available?

Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Madeline?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Licensed: Texas
Languages: English

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