Mary Alice uses warmth, humor, and empathy in therapy sessions to prioritize connection and insight. Her primary focus is supporting clients to facilitate growth, healing, and resilience so they may flexibly adapt to whatever life throws their way. Mary Alice primarily relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy techniques to support clients with developing effective skills and resources that help reduce distress and suffering. She is passionate about working with LGBTQIA+ people, as well as those struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief, chronic pain/illness, and harm reduction. She is also committed to acknowledging how race, gender, sexuality, class, body size & ability, immigration status, and sociocultural backgrounds shape the perspectives we bring to therapeutic practice.

You might enjoy working with Mary Alice if you are:

• New to therapy or struggling to figure out if therapy is right for you.
• Struggling with self-worth, self-esteem, and self-compassion.
• Seeking support with navigating a new or chronic health condition.
• Grieving a recent loss, whether it be related to death or another significant life transition.
• Experiencing a lot of stress.
• Looking for gender-affirming therapeutic care.

Mary Alice earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Behavioral Health Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her experience includes working with children and adults of varying socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds in the DC metro area. Additionally, she works with individuals who are in the LGBTQIA+, consensually non-monogamous, and kink/bdsm communities. Mary Alice is committed to supporting her clients to build a more fulfilling, joyful, and peaceful life.