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Dr. Mary Cumming's psychotherapy integrates cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment-based therapy, family systems theory, and object-relations approaches. She provides personalized, evidence-informed care for individuals, couples, and families facing anxiety, depression, trauma, personality disorders, addiction, and relational conflicts. Her collaborative style emphasizes strength-based, solution-focused, and emotionally focused techniques within a safe, non-judgmental space. This eclectic framework helps clients develop coping skills, improve communication, process emotion, and achieve lasting growth and emotional well-being.

Psychotherapy with me is a collaborative and experiential process that explores the connection between your thoughts, emotions, body, and nervous system. In addition to meaningful conversation, we pay attention to what is happening in the present moment—your feelings, physical sensations, and stress responses—to better understand patterns that may be shaping your reactions and behaviors. By working with the nervous system and using experiential, mind-body techniques, clients often begin to experience shifts in real time. This approach helps build greater awareness, emotional balance, and resilience so you can respond to life’s challenges with more calm, clarity, and confidence.

As a licensed individual, marriage, and family therapist, I pay special attention to how past and present relationships shape identity and influence stress. I work with clients from diverse backgrounds and with various stressors including chemical and behavioral addictions such as compulsive technology use or compulsive sexual behavior, mood disorders such as depression or bi-polar disorder, anxiety and panic disorders, dissociative processes, personality disorders, occupational stressors, and stressful relationship dynamics. Please reach out for a free phone consultation or send me an email to further discuss your needs and get a clear picture of how therapy will address your concerns.

I have an eclectic approach to psychotherapy. I was trained in several scientifically validated modalities of treatment, but most important is understanding the unique challenges of the person in front of me. Empathy and understanding are as important as therapeutic technique. My goal is to create a supportive and open environment where you feel comfortable to explore your feelings. In our time together we won't just address what brought you into treatment but gain valuable self-insight and increase personal growth.

Change, healing, and growth is a process. It is a process of becoming more whole in being and in relationship. I consider all of who you are in this process: body, mind, and spirit. Each person's journey is unique, and I will guide you as we move through work on this process together. We look at your history, thoughts, emotions, and relational interactions and take a relational and emotion-focused approach with practical ways ways to attend to what you need. My hope is that you grow in understanding and relationship with yourself and others, emotions, how issues affect you, interactions with others and life, the ability to handle future challenges successfully.