Mary is dually licensed in North Dakota as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Licensed Addiction Counselor.  Mary decided to open Inspire Counseling to provide services to Valley City, and the surrounding area.  She grew up in the area and attended college at Valley City State University. She graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and concentration in Marketing in 2003.  She has called Valley City her home since 2000.  Mary graduated from North Dakota State University in 2012, earning a Master's of Education in Clinical Counseling.  

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Her professional experience includes working with dually diagnosed individuals (mental health & substance use) in an inpatient and outpatient setting at Prairie St. Johns in Fargo, ND.  She specialized working in adolescent programming. Mary gained further experience as a therapist at Creative Therapy in Valley City. Mary offered services to children, adolescents, adults, and couples on an outpatient basis for 3 years.  

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Mary specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Exposure Therapy.  She incorporates creative interventions, talk therapy, and education into her clinical work with clients and uses different approaches individual to each client.  

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**(Although Mary is licensed to provide substance abuse services, she does not provide this specific service at Inspire Counseling. If you are interested in receiving substance abuse services, Inspire Counseling can assist in providing a referral.)

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