Mary Stein, LMFT

Mary Stein is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California who brings a compassionate, experienced approach to work with individuals, couples, and families. She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling from Phillips Graduate Institute and became licensed in 1999, building a long career that includes private practice work as well as roles as a clinical supervisor in adolescent residential programs and service at a domestic violence agency. Her practice focuses on supporting people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and a range of life challenges, helping them move toward more functional coping and healthier relationships.

Her counseling style is described as warm, accepting, and interactive; she emphasizes respect, kindness, and constructive feedback while creating a collaborative space for change. Together with each client she explores the concerns that led them to seek therapy and identifies practical methods and tools tailored to individual goals and strengths. Mary uses a person-centered stance alongside goal-oriented techniques to support growth, insight, and problem solving.

Mary views participation in another person’s emotional journey as a privilege and aims to foster self-awareness, learning, and healing that extend beyond the individual to relationships and broader life contexts. She encourages small, consistent steps that lead to meaningful progress.