Style

Warm, Creative, and Authentic

Fun facts

What’s one thing you loved doing as a kid that you still enjoy today?
🐎 Horse back riding!

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What's one of your favorite hobbies or activities when you're not in session?
✍️ Creative writing

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What’s one fun fact about you that might surprise people?
🐴 I own a horse who sometimes acts as my "co-counsel" in my private practice.

meet your

Associate Therapist

Mary Pennisi

AMFT

✦ Supervised by

Sally McDaniel

I am a Texas-based LMFT-Associate who is passionate about helping children, adolescents, and families navigate challenges with compassion and curiosity. My background includes working in higher levels of care for eating disorders, supporting foster and adoptive families, and helping individuals heal from trauma, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. I believe therapy should be a safe and collaborative space where clients feel understood, build resilience, and discover their own strengths.

Specialities

Adjustment

Anxiety

Coparenting Conflict

Couple's Therapy (relating to parenting)

Depression

Divorce / Transition

Grief / Loss

Identity Development

Parent-Child Conflict

PTSD

Self-Harm

Social Skills Training

Substance Use

Trauma

Approach

As part of Manatee’s care team,

Mary Pennisi

is supported by supervision and care coordination. Manatee’s standard of care includes a structured plan, active parent involvement, and regular check-ins throughout care.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Family Systems

Narrative Therapy

Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)

Works with

Tweens (10-12 years old)

Early teens (13-16 years old)

Late teens (17+ years old)

Parents & caregivers

Available in

Credentials

M.A. Clinical Psychology, Antioch University

Language(s)

English