Norma McCarthy, LPC
Texas · 25 years in practice
Norma McCarthy is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience using Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other practical approaches.
License and registration
- LPC, Texas
- 17523 · expires March 2026
- NPI
- 1366583304 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
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About Norma
Norma McCarthy is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience using Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other practical approaches. She creates a calm, accepting space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD, and relationship concerns. Norma aims to help clients find clearer ways to cope with life changes and painful feelings.
Her background blends long-term clinical work with hands-on counseling. Sessions focus on understanding emotions, spotting unhelpful patterns, and building a personal toolbox of skills.
Background and approach
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to teach concrete strategies for mood, panic, and worry. Attachment-based ideas help Norma and clients look at how early relationships shape current reactions. This can be useful for intimacy issues, codependency, blended family tensions, and family of origin problems.
She also supports people facing caregiver stress, first responder strain, and veteran-related concerns. Norma uses a client-centered stance to match the pace and tone of each person. That means listening first, then working together to set short-term goals and practical steps.
Approaches are chosen to fit what a person wants to work on and how they prefer to learn new skills. She works with people across a wide range of life challenges including career difficulties, midlife transitions, postpartum depression, and compassion fatigue. Norma provides sessions in English and practices in Texas as an LPC.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Norma lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Norma names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and acceptance approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and work with core emotions that drive relationship patterns and personal distress. Online sessions let a therapist and client notice feelings, name them, and try new ways of responding in the moment. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to accept difficult thoughts and commit to actions that match personal values; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current patterns and can guide work on intimacy issues and family of origin concerns.Finding the best approach is part of the process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your preferences, and adjust techniques as you work together. That collaborative way makes it easier to test what helps and change course when needed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are good for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, homework, or brief coaching between longer sessions. These options make scheduling easier and allow therapy to fit into busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Norma help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self esteem, bipolar and mood disorders, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and client-centered, focusing on emotions and practical skills. She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with CBT and ACT to address feelings and behavior.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Norma has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of mental health and life transition issues.
Where is her practice located and what are her credentials?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the credential TX LPC and is based in Texas.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Norma provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
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