About Mary

I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely understood, supported, and comfortable being yourself. My approach is warm, collaborative, and client-centered, with room for both meaningful reflection and humor.

I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families better understand the patterns that shape their relationships. Together, we explore attachment, communication, emotional connection, past experiences, and the cycles that can leave you feeling disconnected or stuck. Rather than focusing only on what is going wrong, I help clients understand why these patterns developed and how to create something different.

My work integrates Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and the Gottman Method, along with other trauma-informed and attachment-based approaches. I have advanced training in these models and bring both curiosity and compassion to the therapy process.

My background also includes a PhD in Biology and a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy, which shapes the way I think about people: as complex systems in which our experiences, relationships, emotions, and environments are deeply interconnected.

At Vine Relationship Therapy, my goal is to create a space where you can slow down, understand yourself and your relationships more deeply, and develop healthier ways of connecting - with yourself and with the people who matter most.