Mary first joined Cornerstone Health Counseling as a student intern in 2013. Before coming to Cornerstone she worked for many years as an Accounting Manager with a local utility company and as a tax professional with H&R Block. She has also worked with individuals, groups, and families mainly in faith-based (congregational) settings over the past thirty-plus years.
Mary holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was licensed as a Professional Counselor by the State of Alaska in August 2016.
Mary uses a person-centered approach to counseling and employs an eclectic use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Gestalt, (to name a few), as deemed necessary by clients’ circumstances. Mary offers her services to individuals, couples, and teenagers (ages 16 and older)– with a passion for issues relative to women and married couples, and experience in working with addictions.
Graduate School Education:
Master’s of Arts Degree from Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
Undergraduate Education:
Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
Mary Patterson
Mary first joined Cornerstone Health Counseling as a student intern in 2013. Before coming to Cornerstone she worked for many years as an Accounting Manager with a local utility company and as a tax professional with H&R Block. She has also worked with individuals, groups, and families mainly in faith-based (congregational) settings over the past thirty-plus years.
Mary holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was licensed as a Professional Counselor by the State of Alaska in August 2016.
Mary uses a person-centered approach to counseling and employs an eclectic use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Gestalt, (to name a few), as deemed necessary by clients’ circumstances. Mary offers her services to individuals, couples, and teenagers (ages 16 and older)– with a passion for issues relative to women and married couples, and experience in working with addictions.
Graduate School Education:
Master’s of Arts Degree from Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
Undergraduate Education:
Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
Board Certification:
National Board of Certified Counselors
Affiliations:
American Association of Christian Counselors
American Mental Health Counselors Association