Dr. Mary Moran , LCSW

Dr. Mary Moran is a Washington-based licensed clinical social worker who brings two decades of experience in mental health and substance use treatment to her practice. She holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and completed a B.A. in Psychology at the University of Missouri, a Master of Social Work at the University of Georgia, and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah. Over the course of her career she has also served as a clinical supervisor for social workers and mental health counselors for more than 12 years, and has recently deepened her knowledge of trauma-informed therapy.

Her clinical work blends several established approaches, including cognitive-behavioral techniques, psychodynamic perspectives, reality therapy, structural family therapy, spiritually centered methods, and solution-focused strategies. Her training in family systems and feminist theory informs how she understands relationships, family dynamics, and the broader social context that shapes a person’s wellbeing. Dr. Moran emphasizes a person-in-environment perspective, exploring both internal thoughts and feelings and the influence of a client’s environment on health and functioning.

Therapy with Dr. Moran is collaborative in nature: she partners with clients to set goals and to design practical steps toward those goals. Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, self-esteem, career and life transitions, caregiver stress, and related challenges across the lifespan.