Mary Stein , LMFT

Mary Stein is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 27 years of clinical experience. She earned her master’s degree in counseling from Phillips Graduate Institute and became licensed in 1999. Over the course of her career she has supported individuals, couples, and families facing a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and other life transitions.

Her professional background includes work in private practice as well as roles as a clinical supervisor in adolescent residential programs and as a clinician at a domestic violence agency, giving her experience with both short-term crisis work and longer-term therapeutic growth. This breadth of settings has informed a flexible approach to clinical care that attends to each person’s unique history, resources, and goals.

Mary’s counseling style is warm, accepting, and interactive. She emphasizes respect and kindness while offering constructive feedback and practical tools. Together with clients she explores the reasons they have sought therapy and, from that understanding, identifies effective methods and strategies to move toward greater well-being and more fulfilling relationships.

Committed to working with compassion and clarity, Mary values the opportunity to accompany people on their emotional journeys and to witness the personal growth that can positively affect their families and communities.