My Background
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I work with individuals, couples, and families in the areas of personal growth, relationship issues, mood disorders, problem solving, and trauma resolution. I have specialized training and experience in women’s issues, addictions, action methods, families of alcoholics/addicts, abuse/trauma survivors, grief and loss, gay and lesbian issues, and mixed orientation marriages. My Masters degree is in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Florida (MH #7778). I am also a Certified Sexual AddictionTherapist, a Trainer, Educator, and Practitioner of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama and Sociometry, and I am trained to conduct Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR sessions) for trauma resolution. For more information on these areas, see the links section of my site.
Mixed-Orientation Marriages:
Early in my studies, I learned of relationships where a married person, who self-identified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, and their spouse chose to defy the odds and make their mixed-orientation marriage work. I understand the dynamics involved in these relationships and have been actively involved in support groups for such couples.
Men's Sexual Recovery Group:
I facilitate a men's recovery group, centered on the task approach to sexual addiction treatment developed by Dr. Patrick Carnes. Please click on the Sexual Addiction Therapy tab above.
Certifications and Qualifications
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
- Certified Addictions Professional (CAP)
- Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist (CSAT)
- Trainer, Educator, and Practitioner of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama and Sociometry (TEP)
Ways to contact me
- (813) 428-8128
- maryann.bodnar@gmail.com or use the form under Contact above.
Office: 611 West Bay Street, Suite 1G, Tampa, FL 33606