Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Madeline works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Madeline
Madeline Gardiner, LPC, helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, and anger. She writes in a warm, direct way and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her work also covers relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and life transitions.
With three years as a licensed professional counselor in Texas, Madeline uses straightforward, goal-focused methods. She listens first, then helps set clear steps to address problems.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to break big concerns into small, manageable tasks that fit daily life. Her approach centers on the person in the room. Madeline adapts techniques to each person's needs, paying attention to cultural background and individual values.
She draws from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, and EMDR when trauma memories are part of the picture. In sessions she blends talk and action. That can mean noticing unhelpful thoughts, practicing new behaviors, or using mindfulness to calm the body.
For people dealing with relationship strain or parenting stress, she focuses on communication skills and clear next steps. Madeline also supports people with career stress, ADHD-related struggles, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to family changes like blended households or caregiving roles. Her style is encouraging and practical, aimed at helping people move forward with realistic plans.
She offers phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging for appointments. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect people to her and schedule a time that works.
What Madeline works with
Everything Madeline lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Madeline's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Madeline lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that inform online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes meeting each person where they are, listening closely, and shaping sessions around individual goals; it helps when someone needs a compassionate space to talk and plan next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors through practical exercises, which is useful for anxiety, stress, and anger. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, addresses distressing memories by combining guided attention with processing techniques and can be helpful when trauma or past hurts drive current reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and daily routines, then suggest tools to try together. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which methods to use and adjust as progress is made.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between visits. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Madeline
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, anger, parenting strain, grief, trauma and relationship problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and encouraging with a focus on clear, achievable steps and practical skills you can use between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She has three years of professional experience as a licensed counselor and has worked with anxiety, family conflict, and life transitions.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.