Meet Maggie Seymour
EMPATHIC GUIDE, BREAKING CYCLES TOGETHER
Approaches:
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
- Breathwork
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- EMDR
- Holistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness
- Motivational interviewing
- Narrative
- Psychodynamic
- Skills-based
- Strengths-based
- Somatic techniques
- Trauma-informed
- Yoga
Specialities:
- Abuse
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Athletes
- Conflict
- Couples
- Depression
- Domestic abuse
- Family
- Foreign service officer
- Government employee
- Military
- Parents / Parenting
- Relationships
- PTSD
- Self-esteem
- Stress
- Trauma
- Veterans
- Womanhood (including trans)
Find the right fit for your unique needs
Schedule an IMI. This personalized conversation will help connect you to the ideal therapist to support your unique journey to well-being.
BIO
Are you ready to break cycles and embrace a path toward healing and transformation? Maggie, an empathetic and dedicated intern, is here to support you every step of the way.
With a special focus on parents, veterans, and athletes, Maggie provides a compassionate and empowering space where you can explore your innermost experiences and heal. Maggie is particularly passionate about working with parents who are striving to heal from their own childhood trauma while raising children—true cycle breakers. With her guidance, you’ll find the support and understanding needed to navigate the complexities of healing while nurturing the next generation.
You are the center of your therapy process. The approaches, theories, and practices I bring support you as you process experiences, create your plan, and achieve mental wellness.
EDUCATION
Maggie holds a BA in Political Science from Loyola University Chicago and MAs in Military History, Journalism, Sociology, and Public Leadership from Norwich University, Mizzou, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of San Francisco respectively. She also holds a PhD in International Studies from Old Dominion University and is currently pursuing an MA in Mental Health Counseling from Marshall University.
EXPERIENCE
Maggie’s path to becoming a therapist is deeply rooted in her experiences as a Marine Corps veteran, where she served ten years of active duty, including three deployments to the Middle East. Since leaving active duty, she has served as an AmeriCorps VISTA, serving the under-resourced communities of Charleston, South Carolina, and most recently as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State.
During these years she witnessed first-hand the mental health crises accelerating across so many communities, including her native rural community, crises largely ignored or overlooked by those with the power to create, fund, and support the systems needed to address such pain and destruction. She is currently on a sabbatical from the State Department as she pursues her mental health education, clinical training, and licensure.
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Waiver of Liability & Informed Consent
Each of our Clinical Associates is a licensed practitioner. As required by licensure, treatment under a licensed practitioner is confidential. It also outlines the collaborative nature of the therapeutic relationship and co-responsibility for treatment outcomes.
Telemental Health Informed Consent to Treatment
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Client Questionnaire
This form serves 2 purposes: It helps to capture the baseline experience when beginning treatment, allowing for an opportunity to take stock of current status. It also helps the clinician gather important background information without taking extra time in the first session. The first page of this form is required, and the others are supplemental. It is fine to exercise the decision to leave out any areas of the form. Please keep in mind any areas elected not to be disclosed at this time may be relevant to treatment outcomes.
Notice of Privacy Practices
Exceptions to Confidentiality
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