Chicago Marriage and Family Therapist


Portrait of Mary

Mary Cooley Shein, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
mshein@symmetrycounseling.com

Mary Cooley Shein's clinical specialties include relationship issues, attachment, depression, anxiety, life transitions, separation and divorce, parenting, school and work-related stress, athletic performance-enhancement, self-esteem, pregnancy and transitions to parenthood, and general life-coaching.

Mary worked in community mental health performing emergency psychiatric assessments before returning to Northwestern to complete a postgraduate clinical fellowship in marriage and family therapy at The Family Institute. Mary sees individual children, adolescents and adults as well as couples and families. Mary has a gentle, collaborative style and she uses warmth and compassion when challenging clients to explore options for change and growth.

Mary received her BA in Communication from Boston College and holds a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northwestern University.