Mary Egger, LCPC, LPC - Therapist in Kansas

About Mary

Mary Egger is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside many related challenges. She seeks to create a calm, open space where parents and caregivers can talk through worries about stress, grief, behavior, or everyday family tension. Her style is practical and warm, aimed at making the first steps feel manageable for a worried parent.

She brings 12 years of experience working with children and adults on the autism spectrum and with their families.

Background and approach

That background shapes how she adapts activities and language to fit each person. She uses play and age-appropriate techniques when helpful, and those methods can be adjusted for teens and adults who benefit from a more hands-on approach.

Her training includes a focus on evidence-based therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. In sessions she helps parents learn simple skills for stress, anxiety, and behavior management. She also supports people facing trauma, grief, and life transitions.

Mary works with issues tied to parenting and family life, and also addresses ADHD, compassion fatigue, bipolar disorder, and self-esteem challenges. She practices in Kansas and conducts sessions in English. Her goal is to offer practical steps and steady support so families can move forward.

Parents who choose her can expect a collaborative, down-to-earth approach that tailors tools to real day-to-day family life.

Approaches used online and how they help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small committed actions to make daily life more meaningful, which can help with stress and parenting strain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns that keep problems going. This is useful for anxiety, low mood, and many behavior concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that uses guided attention to reduce the intensity of painful memories and the distress they cause.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each family or parent about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those methods as progress and needs evolve.

Online sessions offer flexible ways to work - video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video is not possible, and live chat or text messaging for shorter check-ins or for those who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to continue progress between in-person obligations.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family and parenting concerns are addressed?

Mary works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and coping with life changes. She also addresses issues such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, self-esteem, and concerns tied to adoption and foster care.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The approach is collaborative and practical, aimed at teaching skills parents can use at home. Techniques include talk therapy and activity-based work adapted to each person.

What is the clinician's background?

She has 12 years of professional experience and has worked extensively with children and adults on the autism spectrum and their families.

What credentials and location information apply?

The therapist holds Kansas LCPC license number KS LCPC LCPC 2361 and Arkansas LPC license number AR LPC P2408017, and practices in Kansas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps start the process for working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

ADHD
Adoption and foster care
Anger management
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Grief
Intellectual disability
LGBT
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 12 years
Licensed: Kansas, Arkansas
Languages: English

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