Mary Silva Professional Counselor
Mary Silva is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia with over ten years of clinical experience providing individual, couples, and family therapy for adolescents and adults. Mary received her MA Degree in Counseling Psychology from Adler University in Chicago and her BA Degree in Psychology from Franciscan University of Steubenville. Mary has worked in a variety of settings including community mental health, psychiatric inpatient treatment, mobile crisis response, and private practice.
Mary has experience providing strengths-based and compassionate care for clients experiencing mood, anxiety, substance use, and trauma disorders. Mary finds purpose in helping to improve the quality of life and relationships for her clients who are experiencing mental health concerns and interpersonal challenges. Mary believes in a holistic approach which focuses on the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual components of each person. She utilizes a variety of approaches in her work with clients including Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Attachment Theory, and Trauma-Informed Care. Mary’s clinical goal is to help others live authentically by integrating sound principles of psychology with the truths of the Catholic faith.
- Primary: Adolescents (13-17 years), Anxiety/Fears, Bipolar Disorder, Couples/Marital, Depression, Loss/Grief, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Relationships, Trauma/PTSD
Secondary: Adoption, Anger Management, Attention Deficit (ADHD), Divorce/Separation, Family (Family Therapy), Parenting, Post-Abortive, Sex & Pornography Addiction, Stepfamilies, Substance Abuse
Treatment Orientations: Attachment-Based, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral (DBT), Emotionally Focused, Gottman Method, Humanistic, Imago, Integrative, Interpersonal, Mindfulness-based (MBCT), Positive Psychology, Trauma Focused