Meet Mary
Mary (she/her) is a therapist and licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). Her approach to therapy is relational and collaborative, informed by psychodynamic and trauma theory principles. What this means is that getting to know you - your history, identities, values, needs, and patterns - will be central to the process of addressing the challenges that bring you to therapy.
Mary strives to make therapy a warm, supportive, and meaningful space, including bringing a gentle and compassionate approach to pain and trauma. She also recognizes that systemic and structural power dynamics are critical factors in all mental health experiences. Engaging with the role and impact of oppression, marginalization, power, and privilege on your experience navigating the external world and how that has shaped your internal world, is another important part of therapy.
Mary is a white, queer cis woman who has lived in Philly for 10+ years. She loves walking in the city in all its seasons. She enjoys fantasy and strange fiction, unserious art practices, and spending time with her friends, partner, and dog.
Education, Specialization, and Training
Mary had a range of clinical and work experiences before shifting to full-time private practice. Mary worked with graduate and undergraduate students in university counseling centers at Drexel and Upenn. She also had experience in community mental health care. During these experiences time she prioritized working with young adults, specifically those who identified as part of the queer community. She also has social work experience in medical settings, perinatal care, and working with preschool-aged children.
Mary studied at University of Pennsylvania and received a BA in Health and Societies, with a concentration in Gender and Health, before pursuing her Masters in Social Services at Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.
In addition to ongoing supervision, Mary obtained a certificate in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy. She regularly engages with continuing education that focuses on trauma treatment and queer and trans affirming care.
