Mariel Macauley

My clinical experience includes working in a variety of settings including public schools, residential treatment, and juvenile detention. The population in these settings have included individuals with various concerns and needs from diverse social and multicultural backgrounds.

My passion is to help children and adolescents thrive by cultivating greater self-awareness, understanding, and acceptance. By using mindfulness-based approaches and building a strong relationship grounded in playfulness and authenticity, I provide a safe, non-judgmental place where self-knowing leads to growth and well-being. I strive to promote emotional intelligence by helping children and adolescents learn how to identify and effectively express their feelings and thoughts as well as choose effective coping tools in order to regulate through difficult moments.

My style is collaborative, fluid, and dynamic. Though trained in person-centered methods, I work from a trauma informed, neurobiological, and strengths-based perspective and apply a comprehensive accumulation of modalities including play therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and motivational interviewing.

In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. Most of the time, you can find me in the company of my two dogs whether outside playing or on an adventurous road trip.