Dr. Mary Schacht

Dr. Mary Schacht provides individual therapy to adults with a focus on treating stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, relationship and family conflicts, grief, parenting concerns, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and practices as a licensed clinical social worker in Washington.

Her clinical background includes many years working in community mental health across diverse age groups, and additional training in International Trauma Psychology. That international work has included practice in northern Uganda and more recent efforts in Kenya, where she is a co-founder and co-director of an NGO serving youth and families.

Dr. Schacht draws on a wide range of therapeutic theories and techniques and adapts interventions to fit each person’s needs and life circumstances. Approaches she may use include psychodynamic perspectives, exploration of family-of-origin and developmental factors, systems-oriented methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness-based practices for trauma.

She emphasizes how social, cultural, and political contexts shape individuals and communities and considers those influences as part of the therapeutic process. Working from a client-centered, strengths-based stance, Dr. Schacht lets clients’ goals guide treatment and aims to help people recognize their capacity for a meaningful life with reduced distress and sustainable sources of support.