Dr. Mary McCue, Ph.D., LMFT
Mary is a Senior Clinician, Clinical Advisor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Village Counseling Center with more than 25 years of experience serving children, adults, couples, and families. Since joining VCC in 2009, she has provided specialized counseling related to physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, as well as individual, couples, family, and group therapy. Her work also includes adoption support and parenting education, clinical assessments and evaluations, community training, and participation in court proceedings as an expert witness. Mary has been qualified as an expert in child development, childhood abuse and trauma, adoption transition and planning, parenting, trauma-informed parenting, and general counseling. She is also an EMDR-trained therapist and an Adoption Competent Therapist.
Mary earned her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Marriage and Family Counseling, as well as her Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) and Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Marriage and Family Therapy, from the University of Florida. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the State University of New York at Oswego. Before joining VCC, Mary worked at the Child Advocacy Center providing counseling to children and caregivers impacted by abuse and facilitating therapy groups for children and non-offending parents. Her earlier experience also includes supervision and case management for individuals with developmental disabilities and counseling adolescents with significant behavioral and emotional needs. In addition to her clinical practice, Mary has taught in the University of Florida’s Department of Counselor Education and has presented on children with sexual behavior problems and therapeutic play with sexually abused children. Her broad clinical and academic background supports a thoughtful, family-centered approach to trauma treatment, adoption, and strengthening parent-child relationships.