“My journey from a life that was too small for me to one that required every part of me—and how I help women create lives that finally feel true to them, too.”
I’m Mary (she/her/hers).
If you asked the people in your life to describe you, they’d probably say:
“She’s successful.”
And sure, you’ve built something solid—but your definition of success has quietly evolved. You want a life that feels warm, grounding, and as beautiful as the fictional worlds you lose yourself in at the end of a long day.
“She’s responsible.”
But truthfully, you often feel lost. Quietly crushed by a life that feels too small for who you are now, and who you’re becoming.
“She’s put-together.”
But inside, you’re silently battling anxiety, stuck in cycles of overthinking you can’t escape. Because you feel and process everything so deeply—and your life doesn’t seem to have room for that.
The truth is, you’re just silently holding it all together.
Even though you’re stuck in anxious loops, a part of you craves a life with the capacity to hold all of you. Not just the parts that others expect of you.
You’ve tried everything to get there—from journaling to meditation to therapy to quiet forms of escapism—but something still hasn’t clicked.
And it’s getting really exhausting.
Especially trying to figure it out alone.
I get it. Because I’ve been exactly where you are.
For years, I checked all the boxes of what I thought success was supposed to look like.
I earned the degrees. I traveled. I built a career that looked great on paper. And I stayed for eight years.
But under the surface, I was slipping into depression.
I knew the life I was living didn’t fit me, but I kept trying to make it work anyway.
I turned to all the usual suspects: self-help, yoga, retreats, meditation, therapy and, yes, wine.
Nothing touched what was really going on underneath.
Eventually, I tried therapy again—and found the right person.
She didn’t rush me.
She didn’t try to “fix” me.
And slowly, with her support, I started connecting the dots in a way I hadn't before.
I started to uncover what I actually wanted.
What felt good.
What didn’t.
Eventually, I found the courage to start down a completely new path to become a therapist.
It took returning to graduate school, thousands of clinical hours, and probably the same number of tears along the way. But looking back, I’m beyond grateful I took the leap.
Now, I’m doing work I love, and living a life that finally fits who I truly am.
A life that celebrates my complexity.
Encourages my independence.
And feeds my curiosity.
I know how painful it is to realize you’re on the wrong path. And how much courage it takes to walk away from what once seemed right.
But I also know this: You don’t have to stay stuck. And you don’t have to figure it out alone.
It would be my honor to help you come home to yourself.
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Individual Therapy
A space to finally start hearing yourself again—even when your anxiety is loud. Instead of bracing, managing, or pleasing, you’ll begin listening inward—honoring what you feel, need, and can’t ignore. Over time, you’ll build self-trust rooted in truth, not fear.
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Highly Sensitive People
A space where your sensitivity is honored as the strength it is. You’ll learn to care for your nervous system, stop apologizing for your depth, and navigate life in a way that supports how you’re built—intuitive, perceptive, attuned.
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Childfree-Affirming Therapy
A space where your choices don’t need to be defended. You’ll build a life grounded in your own values—and live it with clarity, freedom, and pride.
How I Approach Therapy
I practice depth-oriented, psychodynamic therapy, which means I pay close attention to your inner landscape: the emotional terrain shaped by past experiences, relational patterns, and unconscious influences.
Instead of rushing to fix symptoms, we explore what’s happening beneath the surface.
What gets avoided, what gets repeated, and what your body senses before your mind catches up. At its heart, this work is deeply relational, intuitive, and collaborative.
The relationship we build becomes part of the therapy process—a space where safety, connection, and curiosity begin to hold space for the parts of you that have long felt too messy or complicated to share. Over time, your inner world becomes more navigable. You begin to feel more grounded in yourself, more able to stay with what’s challenging, and more connected to your own clarity, needs, and voice.
I currently only offer in-person therapy. Sharing physical space creates a felt sense of presence—registered by the nervous system—that’s impossible to replicate. Over time, that presence becomes a powerful part of the healing process.
During therapy sessions, this might look like:
Helping you feel your emotions—not just talk about them—so they can move, not get stuck.
Encouraging you to embrace your sensitivity as an important part of how you experience the world.
Listening for what’s not being said—pauses, patterns, body language, and subtle emotional shifts.
Noticing, and tending, to what you often avoid—because that’s usually where the real work is.
Exploring how past relationships (especially early ones) shape how you show up now.
If you’re ready to go deeper and create a life that truly reflects who you are, I’d love to connect.
My Qualifications
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker: Georgia / CSW007189
Master of Social Work, University of Georgia
Master of Science, University of North Texas
EMDR Trained Clinician
Peachtree Yoga RYT-200
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National Society of Clinical Social Workers
Georgia Society of Clinical Social Workers
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Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute Fellowship, 2024-25
Psychotherapy and The Highly Sensitive Person Seminar with Elaine Aron
Beyond Attachment: Other Social Motivational Systems that Organize Unhealthy Relational Strategies
How to Organize Complex Cases and Keep Therapy On Track
Trending Ethical Dilemmas: The Burning Questions of Practice in a Chaotic World
AEDP for Trauma and Attachment Wounds with Diana Fosha
Jungian Psychotherapy Part 1: Understanding the Jungian Worldview
Jungian Psychotherapy Part 2: Exploring Jungian Archetypes
Jungian Psychotherapy Part 3: Tools and Applications
Jungian Psychotherapy Part 4: Active Imagination
Jungian Psychotherapy Part 5: Myth, Story, and Synchronicity
In the Storm Without a Boat: Understanding and Managing Affect Storms in Session
Anxiety Certification Course: Integrate CBT and Exposure & Response Prevention for Treatment of GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, Social Anxiety, & Phobias
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy Level 1 with Dr. Sue Johnson
Treating Childhood Emotional Neglect with Dr. Jonice Webb
EMDR Therapy Training: A S.A.F.E Approach, Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR
Psychodynamics, Psychotherapy, and the Humanities: A Critical Interface
Internal Family Systems: Theory & Practice
New Frontiers of Trauma Treatment with Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk
IFS Therapy: The Presence of the Therapist, Polarizations, Extreme Protectors, and the Cycle of Addiction
Slowing Down to Go Deeper # About Us# | By slowing down and taking time to understand, we explore the deeper, often early patterns shaping your relationships, identity, and emotional life. This creates space for deep healing and lasting, meaningful change.
Healing Through Relationship # About Us# | Deep healing happens inside safe, attuned connection. Through transparency, presence, and genuine care, I co-create therapeutic relationships that feel trustworthy, grounding, and reparative.
Celebrating Complexity # About Us# | Your depth, sensitivity, and emotions are not flaws to fix—they’re vital parts of who you are. Your complexities will always be honored as gifts.
Trusting Your Inner Wisdom # About Us# | Therapy is a collaborative process of gently reconnecting with your inner knowing—especially when fear, doubt, or past experiences have made it hard to hear. You already hold the answers you seek. I’m here to help you hear them.
