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I'm happy you are here. For 25+ years, it's been a pleasure to meet with people just like yourself, well, frankly, people like all of us: Those of us who may have felt lost, stuck, or hopeless, and who were seeking healing, compassionate support, and solutions toward achieving personal growth and peace. While I've had decades of experience in various settings, my specialty is working with adults of any age who've tried therapy in the past, but for whatever reason did not encounter the depth, meaning, or change they were hoping to find. I also specialize in the treatment of anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and trauma (whether from childhood or adulthood). While that seems like a broad range of concerns, I've just been blessed to work with a variety of individuals and feel comfortable in particular with these topics or clients. I have worked in college counseling centers, hospital settings, the court system, in-home settings, community behavioral health centers, and in crisis units. I trained in graduate studies at Virginia Tech and have my undergraduate degree from the University of Mary Washington. Counseling is my third career path and it's a passion of mine.
Like many, I have also had a few twists and turns in my life, devastating losses and setbacks, and I believe these experiences help me to understand the depth of other's struggles and suffering. I also know that these roadblocks or obstacles can be overcome.
Let's find out how YOU can feel empowered again or ........for the very first time. You deserve it.
Mary Gaskill
What would you do if you knew you were 100 percent worthy of what you want in life? You do deserve to dream again and to imagine a life that is better for you.
What would you do if you knew you were 100 percent worthy of what you want in life? You do deserve to dream again and to imagine a life that is better for you.
Your potential is so much greater than your problem. Let me show you how you can trust life and trust yourself again. I humbly see my role as a facilitator to whom you can empty your heart and with whom you can suffer less. We will also work collaboratively to teach you ways to live a more open, fulfilling, & transformed life.
You are allowed to ask very important questions about your life. You're allowed to ask what serves YOU sometimes. And guess what?! The process of answering those questions can be relaxing and enjoyable!
New! Monthly Blog Post... Seasons of Change Click here....
New! Monthly Blog Post... Seasons of Change Click here....
Seasons of Change
Seasons of Change
There is something about this time of year. August still feels like summer, but September is beginning to appear around the edges. School is starting. College students are packing up and leaving home. Families are adjusting to new routines. And for many of us, this time of year brings an awareness that something is changing.
Not all change is as obvious as starting college or a new job.
Sometimes we are adjusting to the loss of someone we love. Sometimes a relationship has ended, even when we didn't want it to. Sometimes a job or career is changing, or we are beginning to wonder if the life we've built still feels like the right one.
And sometimes we simply find ourselves entering a new phase of life—parenting differently as our children grow, approaching midlife, becoming an empty nester, or realizing that we are not quite the same person we were a few years ago.
Change can bring very mixed emotions.
We can be excited and afraid. Relieved and sad. Grateful for what we have while still grieving what we have lost.
I think we sometimes make transitions harder by believing we should know exactly how we feel about them. But we don't always know. And we don't have to.
Some seasons of life are about moving forward. Others are about letting go. Some are about figuring out who we are now that something important has changed.
If you find yourself in one of those places right now, try to be gentle with yourself. You don't have to have the next chapter figured out. You don't have to know exactly where you're going.
Maybe, for now, it is enough to notice what this season is bringing up in you.
What am I grieving?
What am I ready to let go of?
What do I want to carry with me?
And what might I be ready to make room for?
Change can be uncomfortable, but it can also open a door we couldn't see before.
If you'd like to explore this idea further, and not alone, please consider reaching out for an appointment. Please email me at mary@marygaskillcounseling.com
Best,
Mary
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