Mary and her husband, John, have been happily married for 22 years.  They share and are very proud of their three high school and college-aged sons.

Mary’s experience in the field of addiction spans two decades, including five years in an outpatient treatment setting and 15 years in a residential treatment setting.  She has been both a counselor and a director of a 45-bed residential adolescent treatment center.  She attributes her ability to form connections with young adults to her own recovery at a young age.  For the past seven years, her focus has been working closely with adult patients and family members, educating them about the disease and preparing them for discharge.

Mary firmly believes in the importance of involving all affected individuals in an intervention, and she is currently obtaining her ARISE Interventionist certification.  She also held a Chemical Dependency certification for ten years in Washington State.