Distinguished Counseling for Executives, Couples, and Families

Insight & Support to Help You Find Hope and a Path Forward To Healing in Connecticut and Florida.

Mary Dobson, LMFT, Sophisticated counseling

When the concerns of your days begin to impact your time with those you love, you deserve someone who truly understands.

I am a Recognized Expert in Personal Performance and Relationships, and I can help.

Facing executive burnout, perfectionism that has become toxic, family tensions, relationship struggles, or concerns about body image and eating? You are not alone. I understand the complexities of these challenges intimately and have worked extensively with people in the same situations.

With a blend of empathy, warmth, directness, and expertise, I am here to guide you towards clarity and healing. Remember, every struggle holds the promise of growth and transformation. Let me be your trusted ally in turning challenges into stepping stones toward well-being. There's hope, and together, we'll find it.

I’m Mary, and I believe counseling should be a place where you feel supported, challenged, and empowered to take next steps.

I have put in time on both sides of the couch. As a (recovering) perfectionist with two decades of experience at the helm of corporate behavioral healthcare leadership and start-ups, I uniquely understand the mental load facing high-performance individuals, particularly while attempting to balance family, relationships, personal development with physical and emotional health.

Often labeled ‘type A’, ambitious individuals possess unique temperament traits that often yield superior levels of life satisfaction and purpose. Yet unfortunately, when these characteristics run awry, they can contribute to phenomena such as executive burnout, toxic perfectionism, family tensions, relationship struggles, excessive alcohol consumption, and concerns about body image and eating.

If you find yourself, or your loved one, in these words, please know that you are not alone. Complicated individuals and families require sophisticated solutions.

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Executive Burnout Counseling

Specialized Counseling tailored to address the unique stressors and challenges faced by high-level executives. Learn to recognize burnout symptoms, manage daily work and family pressures, and implement strategies to maintain a balanced mental and emotional state, ensuring top-level performance and overall well-being.

Couples Counseling

Daily life stressors can impact your relationship in ways that you never imagined possible. Maybe it’s work-life balance, family of origin struggles, or fights over money or children, let’s confront it together and fine a solution that leaves your relationship better than ever.

Family Systems Therapy

Family is great, but sometimes the pains of our past can creep into your present and impact your future. Are you struggling to get past the family of origin struggles or is your family currently going through a crisis? Family systems therapy can help you to wade through the complexities, find healthy ways of communicating, and move forward together.

Eating Disorder and Body Image Treatment

Do you find yourself consistently struggling to find peace and happiness with your relationship to food and body image? The mirror can sometimes be an unwelcome reminder that we are not happy with the way we look, and that impacts the way we feel in unimaginable ways. These concerns not only affect one's mental health but can have profound implications on physical well-being too. Let’s work together to delve into the mental, physical, and emotional complexities of eating and body image together.

Counseling shouldn’t be confusing. Here’s how we’ll work together:

STEP 1

Click to Contact Me and complete the short form to begin the process.

STEP 2

I will respond to you to schedule your initial sessions and we will meet as soon as possible to determine your needs and the best way to move forward to address those needs.

STEP 3

We will schedule your initial sessions and begin counseling treatment within a short time of the initial session, delving into your current and past struggles, and finding the most impactful ways that you can begin to see light at the end of the tunnel.

Life is too short to feel unhappy, unhealthy, and in constant internal and external conflict. Start to take control today.