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Madeline  Wend

Madeline Wend, LPC, LPC-MH

Therapist in Texas · 13+ years of experience

Practical help for stress and anxiety

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  • 13 years experience
  • Values focused
  • English sessions

About Madeline

Madeline Wend is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with 13 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress and anxiety and who want practical ways to feel steadier day to day. Her approach aims to move someone from hurt toward healthier coping and clearer thinking.

She offers straightforward guidance and teaches coping skills people can use between sessions. Madeline helps clients spot patterns that get in the way and tries to replace those patterns with manageable habits. Sessions tend to focus on real-life problems like sleep trouble, work stress, grief, relationship strain, and navigating blended-family issues.

Her work draws on several therapeutic methods, including cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and take meaningful action, and attachment-based perspectives to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also uses client-centered principles to keep the person’s experience central in the room.

Madeline supports people facing issues such as trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, eating and body image concerns, chronic health challenges, and caregiver stress. She also has experience with matters like abandonment, adoption and foster care, and communication problems.

Based in Texas, she holds LPC and LPC-MH credentials. Sessions are conducted in English, and international clients are accepted. To begin, readers can use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficulties

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational Interviewing

Experience

13+ years

Credentials

Texas, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire

Languages

English

Approaches that guide online work

Madeline commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and attachment-based ideas. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) mixes acceptance of difficult feelings with clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward them, which can help with stress and motivation. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current interactions and can help people improve communication and connection.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Madeline works collaboratively, talking with each person about goals and preferences and adjusting methods as needed. The first sessions often focus on what feels most urgent and what strategies a person is willing to try.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions useful for practicing skills in real-world routines and keeping momentum between appointments.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Madeline works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, sleep and eating problems, anger, career strain, and related concerns.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is practical and person-centered, focusing on coping strategies, pattern recognition, and helping people change daily habits that cause distress.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 13 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LPC and LPC-MH credentials and is based in Texas.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.

How is cost handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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