About Maysun
Maysun Elnihum is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the aftereffects of trauma and abuse. She also supports clients facing relationship strain, grief, substance concerns, ADHD, and difficulties with self-esteem. Her approach aims to make therapy practical and approachable for everyday life.
She focuses on clear, concrete work in sessions. That can mean learning skills to change unhelpful thoughts, practicing mindfulness to reduce reactivity, or identifying values that guide daily choices.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with space to process emotions and build coping strategies. Maysun draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered methods, existential ideas, and mindfulness practices. She tailors these tools to each person’s needs rather than following a single fixed method.
This lets her match exercises and conversations to the problems someone brings in. With eight years of experience, she has worked in independent practice and in psychiatric settings. That background informs her ability to support people through complex or overlapping concerns, including mood disorders and trauma-related symptoms.
Her work is informed by practical techniques and steady listening. People who choose her can expect straightforward guidance, skills they can use between sessions, and a pace set by their goals. Therapy with Maysun emphasizes small, doable steps toward better coping and clearer decision making.
How chosen therapies translate to online care
Maysun uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in many sessions to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and habits. CBT often involves simple exercises to test thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.She also offers Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps clarify what matters most and build small actions that align with those values. ACT supports people struggling with avoidance, anxiety, or low motivation by teaching acceptance and committed behavior change.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to concerns, review goals, and suggest methods to try. Together they adjust tools and pace so the work fits the client's needs and preferences rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online therapy with Maysun is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style conversations, or when someone prefers written reflection. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other life demands.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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