Mary Vuksanovic

Clinical Director Registered Psychotherapist

Mary is an expert in anxiety related disorders, specifically health anxiety, OCD, phobias and PTSD. She uses an integrative and science based approach that targets maladaptive thinking patterns, unwanted urges or compulsions, and nervous system regulation. Mary will help you create new neural pathways by reconstructing your thinking patterns, engaging you in more adaptive behaviors, and teaching you effective skills and tools to cope with your internal struggles. Learn how to self regulate to reduce your distress, improve your cortisol levels, stabilize your mood, and enhance your overall functioning.

Mary’s approach creates resilience through experiential learning in session to empower you to overcome the burden of your challenges that impact your ability to live your life to the fullest. Mary’s specialty is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), specifically Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), health anxiety, panic, phobias and PTSD related shock, that has resulted in cognitive changes and nervous system disorientation. Post traumatic stress can trigger unwanted and reflexive physiopsychological changes that produce persistent hypervigilance and a constant state of fight or flight. Through a combination of cognitive restructuring, exposure based therapy and somatic nervous system regulation, Mary can help you find some relief. Mary also helps you understand and overcome your reaction and feelings associated with these complex challenges and process the difficult emotions that leave you feeling defeated. For a comprehensive and tailored treatment, Mary may incorporate other evidence based practices such as Psychodynamic exploration, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution Focused Therapy to find the root cause of your distress, come to an acceptance, and help you find solutions that actually work for you.