About Mary

  • EDUCATION:

    I received my Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of San Francisco in 1997, and in 2001, after acquiring 3000 practice hours and passing a written and oral exam, I earned my California Marriage and Family Therapy license to practice psychotherapy.

    Each year since then I have completed at least 50 hours of continuing education by attending numerous classes and seminars to improve my knowledge and skills.

    In 1994, I began my training in Voice Dialogue with the creators, Drs. Hal and Sidra Stone. In 1998 I became part of their senior staff, and continue to facilitate and teach at their Voice Dialogue trainings in Albion, California.

  • EXPERIENCE:

    In addition to my formal education and the learning that has come from working with my clients over the past 15 years, I draw upon my experience as a partner in a long-term marriage and the raising of our three children. I have also learned invaluable lessons about living and loving through my own journey of healing and growth. I am personally familiar with the rewards of using therapy as a resource to help an individual and couple find their way through difficult times. I also have come to deeply appreciate how therapy can be a safe and creative place for someone to develop a deeper

  • PRACTICE THEORIES:

    My work is primarily informed by the profound creative ideas of Drs. Hal and Sidra Stone, who developed the Voice Dialogue method in conjunction with their Psychology of Selves & Aware Ego theory. I also draw upon the work of Carl Jung, Alfred Alder, Virginia Satir, Aaron Beck, Julia Cameron, Ellen Bader, Peter Pearson, David Schnarch, Dorothy Corkille Briggs, Murray Bowen, Francine Shapiro, and Laurel Parnell.