Mardell Coleman

My goal is to improve client mental health so that they feel and perform better. I provide a space where clients can be “heard” without judgment and are able to identify their strengths. These strengths are then combined with research-based practices to build skills needed to achieve one's personal goals. If a client is unsure about their goals, they have my support in helping to clarify them. We will then learn, practice and apply the skills. At other times, a simple objective ear is all a client needs. My services are provided in the least restrictive and quickest manner possible.

With over 30 years' experience, it's been a privilege to assist over 9,000 diverse clients with a wide variety of challenges and in variety of settings. My approach is “Integrative”, which involves selecting models and methods from across orientations to best suit a particular client and context and is shown to enhance the effectiveness of therapy.

As we all face challenges at different times in our lives, I help improve client resiliency to cope with those challenges and we do so in a way that continues their improvement after formal therapy ends. My experiences are particularly helpful for clients who have experienced trauma and challenges as members of marginalized groups.

Balancing academic, social, family, work, career decisions and the many other transitions during this time of life can be challenging. Having been a director of a college counseling center, I’m able to apply my services to help students achieve their goals at all levels of academic achievement.
As a psychologist, I am equipped to help manage many mental health matters that may affect a student’s personal and academic well-being.