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- REBT and CBT
- Parenting support
- School meeting guidance
About Mavis
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 18 years of clinical experience, Mavis Thomas focuses on anxiety, relationships, parenting, grief, and related concerns using REBT and CBT. She frames emotional struggles in terms of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses those models to guide practical change.
Mavis describes her approach as a blend of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Sessions involve identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and practicing new behaviors that reduce distress. She gives focused time to hear a client’s perspective and then suggests concrete steps to try between meetings.
Her background includes long-term work in schools and community settings, which informs how she structures sessions and communicates with teens and adults. She also has experience leading groups and supporting people through life transitions and parenting challenges. Her experience includes work related to blended family dynamics and school-related meetings such as ARD gatherings.
Mavis notes lived experience in a culturally diverse marriage and offers practical perspectives on parenting and homeschooling alongside clinical methods. She says she listens to understand before proposing next steps and provides reassurance when helpful.
The practice emphasizes clear, skill-based techniques rather than vague promises. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats before booking, and expect an initial matching questionnaire and scheduling step when they choose to proceed.
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How REBT and CBT inform online sessions
REBT focuses on identifying and challenging rigid beliefs that lead to strong emotional reactions. Online sessions using REBT typically include examining specific thoughts that cause distress and practicing alternative, more flexible ways of thinking to reduce anger, anxiety, or shame.CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses structured exercises to change patterns. In remote work, that often looks like short behavioral experiments, thought records, and action plans to try between meetings to address anxiety, depression, or relationship patterns.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose techniques that match the person’s goals, life context, and preferences. She will listen, suggest options, and adjust methods based on what helps most in practice.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins between in-person visits. It can also support focused skill practice during regular routines, such as brief telephone check-ins for updates or camera sessions for guided exercises, depending on the formats the therapist currently offers.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, self-esteem, grief, anger, depression, coping with life changes, ADHD, and family challenges.
What therapy style is used?
The practice blends REBT and CBT. These methods focus on identifying thoughts that drive feelings and testing new behaviors to reduce distress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working in schools, groups, and community settings with teens and adults.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas and practices under that credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can someone outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.