Mary Stein, LMFT

Mary Stein is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with a master's degree in Counseling from Phillips Graduate Institute and a clinical career that spans more than two decades. She has worked across settings that include private practice, adolescent residential programs as a clinical supervisor, and a domestic violence agency, bringing a breadth of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through complex life challenges.

Her practice focuses on a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting and family problems, eating and sleeping issues, career and life transitions, and caregiver and geriatric matters. Mary blends a warm, accepting, and interactive counseling style with practical tools to help people identify patterns, develop coping skills, and pursue healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.

Therapeutic work is approached collaboratively - Mary listens to what has brought each person to therapy, considers goals and strengths, and tailors interventions that draw from client-centered, cognitive behavioral, and existential perspectives. She emphasizes small, manageable steps that build toward meaningful change and supports clients in developing greater self-awareness, resilience, and more satisfying relationships. Mary views participation in another person’s emotional growth as a privilege and seeks outcomes that positively affect clients and those around them.