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Maureen McCartney, LMFT, PMH-C, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience counseling individuals and couples. Maureen's career has followed her passion to help women and men cope with the stressors and trauma associated with infertility, pregnancy loss, high risk pregnancies, postpartum anxiety and depression, and new parenthood. She operates what is essentially a boutique psychotherapy practice, working with a limited number of clients at any given time to provide attentive and focused counseling to individuals and couples coping with these specific issues. Maureen's practice is based in San Diego, but she provides online teletherapy to individuals and couples throughout the state of California. The road to becoming a parent during infertility and pregnancy loss can be traumatic and isolating. During therapy sessions, Maureen helps clients gain clarity during this painful time and develop a plan of healing. She brings extensive knowledge and experience to her practice, with specialized postgraduate training in fertility counseling. Maureen is also certified in Perinatal Mental Health, focusing on anxiety, depression, and other perinatal stressors both during the pregnancy and in the months after delivery. Maureen has worked with countless couples to help them regain their connection and strength as they adjust to their new identity as parents.
The road to becoming a parent during infertility and pregnancy loss can be traumatic and isolating. During therapy sessions, I help clients gain clarity during this painful time and develop a plan of healing. I bring extensive knowledge and experience to my practice, with specialized postgraduate training in fertility counseling. I am also certified in Perinatal Mental Health, focusing on anxiety, depression, and other perinatal stressors both during the pregnancy and in the months after delivery. I cannot think of a greater professional privilege than providing counseling to my clients on their journey to building a family and navigating the transition to parenthood.
M.A. in Marital and Family Therapy | University of San Diego, 2007
White
White culture
English
Non-religious (Agnosticism, Atheism, Secular)
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Virtual Only
Anxiety, Fertility treatment, Infertility
Career counseling/coaching, Couples counseling, Grief and/or loss, Premarital counseling, Self esteem/self worth, Trauma
Calming, Empowering, Direct, Humorous
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Family systems, Mindfulness based, Narrative, Solution-focused brief therapy, Trauma-focused
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$200
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Individual Session
$250
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Couples Session
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Family Session
Offers sliding scale spots
If you are looking for a therapist who cares and genuinely wants to help people who need support in their lives, Maureen is amazing. She has a presence that is calming and wise beyond her years. Her passion and experience in the field dealing with many diverse issues has helped her hone her therapeutic skills and deliver high quality services to those in need.
Maureen was highly skilled at handling conflicts and knowledgeable with her therapeutic skills. An example would be my observation of her interactions with people and how she was able to utilize higher levels of decision making to handle challenges in her training. She was also good at building rapport with people she worked with.
Maureen has strong individual and group therapy skills. She creates a safe space for clients and works with them to create and achieve their therapeutic goals. She is empathetic. She is reliable and a good communicator.
