Mary Brahm

Mary Brahm is a seasoned counselor offering 35 years of clinical experience in behavioral health and substance use treatment. She combines professional training with a life shaped by travel and work with diverse populations, and this background has reinforced her belief that flexibility is essential for meaningful change.

As a Marine Corps veteran with 20 years of service, she brings particular insight into the challenges faced by servicemembers, civilian personnel, retirees, and their families. Mary has worked successfully in community mental health settings and as a senior therapist, and she prioritizes building trust as the foundation for progress. She uses an eclectic, meeting-you-where-you-are approach that balances pragmatic effort with moments of encouragement to help clients reach their potential.

Mary holds a professional clinical counseling license in Illinois, a credential to provide and supervise chemical dependency counseling, and a social work license from Ohio. She has completed postgraduate coursework in marriage and family studies and earned certifications as a private practice life coach (2013), a certified hypnotherapist (2004), a certified telehealth therapist (2019), and training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (2013).

Her specialties include addictions and dual diagnosis, chronic relapse and recovery aftercare, 12-step spirituality counseling, co-dependency work, self-esteem building, bipolar disorder, depression, coping with life changes, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue. Mary also has experience in crisis management, including response to a high school shooting in Ohio, sexual assault prevention and response, extensive diversity training, and cross-cultural practice.

Mary provides a range of treatment formats including individual therapy for adolescents and adults, couples and family therapy, multi-family groups, services for the severely mentally ill, sex offender counseling, and group work. Clinically she emphasizes integrated, evidence-informed care and a humanistic, solutions-oriented stance, using biopsychosocial principles to address the interplay of psychological, physical, and social factors in recovery and wellness.