Mary Gales-Wenz, LICSW
- Minnesota
- MN LICSW 4518
Not accepting new clientsVerified 18 hours ago
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Open 11 of the last 30 days
Live availability history
Open on 11 of the last 30 days
When Mary was open to new clients. We re-check the BetterHelp listing once a day and record what it said, whichever way it went.
Availability over the last 30 days: open to new clients on 11 days, waitlist or full on 19 days. Most recent check, Oct 27: waitlist or full.
Days available
11/30
every one of the last 30 days checked
Availability forecast
Mary has been open to new clients on 11 of the last 30 days.
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About Mary
Mary Gales-Wenz has been a Licensed Independent Social Worker for 40+ years and has practiced in a variety of Behavioral Health environments during that time. After obtaining a Master’s Degree in Social Work she was employed for 20 years with The Department of Veterans Affairs @ both the St. Cloud and Minneapolis hospitals in Outpatient and Inpatient settings. Her career path after The Department of Veterans Affairs included providing Mental Health services with Hazelden Center for Youth and Families, Allina Behavioral Health Clinics, Central MN Mental Health Clinics, Clinical Supervision of Residential Treatment for Department of Corrections, Behavioral Healthcare Management for a local MN insurance company and maintaining a small private practice since 2009. Mary has worked with adults, seniors, and adolescents in Chemical Dependency and Mental Health Treatment facilities, addressing PTS, Anxiety, Sexual and Physical Trauma, Depression diagnoses, to name a few. Mary continues to keep her skills updated in regards to new research and treatment modalities. She has a particular interest in the mind-body connection and therapies that clients better understand this. She is trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy that helps to process the entire emotional and cognitive experience for individuals. Read more Show less
What Mary helps with
Specialties and approaches
Specializes in
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefDepressionLGBTFamily conflictsSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Also experienced with
Additional focus areas
Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues