About Mary
I’m Mary.
I’m a therapist in Atlanta.
I am not afraid of looking at and being with dark and difficult things, whether those are experiences, feelings, thoughts, or parts of you.
I treat serious topics seriously, but I also know that humor has an important place in therapy.
I’m active and engaged in our work together. I will remember what we talked about the previous week and the weeks before that.
My own experience of therapy is part of what informs the way I work today. I know how difficult it can be to understand why something isn't working, even when your life looks fine from the outside. I also know the value of having someone alongside you who is interested in understanding rather than rushing toward an answer.
Currently, I’m very inspired by Jungian ideas, particularly individuation: the process of becoming more fully ourselves as we move through life. I’m interested in the unconscious and in the possibility that our symptoms may have something to tell us, rather than simply being problems to get rid of.
I try to remember this in my own life, and I encourage clients to consider it too. When something seems to come out of the blue, like anxiety, irritability, sadness, I think it’s worth getting curious about. Usually, we can begin to connect it to something else that’s happening or has happened. But sometimes we’re defended against seeing those connections, which is one reason an outside perspective can be so helpful.
When I’m not in the therapy room, I paint, garden, and read a lot, preferably in bed with a cat or two.
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 make it easier to share parts of you that may have felt too messy or complicated to risk sharing before. 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 clearer about what you feel and need.
During therapy sessions, this might look like:
Helping you feel your emotions, not just talk about them.
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.
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Individual Therapy
A space to understand your anxiety and pay closer attention to what you feel, need, and want. Over time, this can help you trust yourself more.
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Highly Sensitive People
A space where your sensitivity respected. You’ll learn to care for your nervous system 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. We can explore what matters to you without assumptions about what your life should look like.
If you’re ready to understand yourself and your patterns more deeply, I’d love to hear from you. You don’t need to know exactly what you want from therapy. We can start with what’s bringing you here and see whether working together feels like a good fit.
My Qualifications
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker: Georgia / CSW007189
Master of Social Work, University of Georgia
Master of Science in Library Science, University of North Texas
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Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute Fellowship, 2024-25
Psychotherapy and The Highly Sensitive Person with Elaine Aron
AEDP for Trauma and Attachment Wounds
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy 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
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 healing and meaningful change.
Healing Through Relationship # About Us# | Healing happens inside safe, attuned connection. Through transparency, presence, and genuine care, I co-create therapeutic relationships that feel 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.
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.
