If you're ready to take the first step,
I'm ready to listen.

Mari Mortensen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience
providing therapy and support groups to teens, parents, and adults. She has worked
at, and consulted in, several high schools in the Chicago area.

She has an in-depth knowledge of special education services and accommodations for children and teens with learning and behavioral challenges. In addition, Mari has been been a foster parent for older teens, and supervised foster care group homes.
She has a special focus on helping teens resolve issues that interfere with school
success and healthy relationships.

areas of expertise

  • Therapy for teens, families and adults
  • School avoidance anxiety and lack of engagement
  • Parent child conflict
  • Adoption-related experiences and transitions
  • Grief counseling for teens and adults
  • Support for teens living with family members with mental health and/or
    substance abuse issues
  • Parents navigating adult child relationships
  • Older adults facing challenges of illness, grief, and decisions about the future