Mackenzie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate specializing in working with children, teens, families, and parents. With a focus on trauma-informed treatment, Mackenzie offers expert care in addressing challenges such as anxiety, school avoidance, family conflict, life transitions, and the unique challenges faced by adoptees. Utilizing a combination of evidence-based approaches including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Directive Play Therapy, and Structural Family Therapy, Mackenzie provides an individualized approach to healing and growth. Mackenzie especially enjoys working with elementary and middle school aged children and their families. She is deeply committed to helping families heal together and providing support to parents as they work through challenges in their relationships with their children, or on how to parent children who are experiencing mental health challenges. Mackenzie is particularly skilled in supporting adoptees or those experiencing attachment concerns, having worked with a variety of adoption stories including through foster care, overseas and private adoption, and kinship adoption or guardianship. Through a combination of play, talk therapy, and family-focused interventions, Mackenzie helps clients navigate difficult emotions and relationships, foster healthy coping skills, and work through life’s transitions with confidence. Mackenzie believes that every family is unique, and works collaboratively with clients to create tailored strategies that fit their individual needs and goals. Mackenzie received her Master of Social Work and Bachelor of Psychology degrees from Brigham Young University. Mackenzie offers a limited number of evening appointments to accommodate busy schedules!

Mackenzie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate specializing in working with children, t... Read More