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Mary-Margaret Sweeney, LSW, RYTFounderMary-Margaret (she/her) believes education can change the world. This is the ethos through which she approaches her work as a yoga teacher, writer, sex educator, non-profit consultant, and therapist. Engaging with her as a therapy client will get you a little bit of all of these pursuits. Mary-Margaret journeys alongside clients (individuals and couples) as they work toward living their fullest, best life possible.
Mary-Margaret is located and licensed in the state of Indiana. She earned her Master of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work and attended University of Michigan to earn her certificate in sex therapy and her certificate in sex education. Her training and clinical expertise include supporting LGBTQ+ clients, transgender clients as they navigate sex and intimacy during transition; desire discrepancy in couples, assessment of sexual functioning concerns particularly in those assigned female at birth, rebuilding sex and intimacy after sexual abuse and trauma, and supporting partners of trauma survivors, Her practice is informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman couples work, and a lot of psycho- and sex education. She is a proud member of American Academy of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). Mary-Margaret believes our sexuality to be an integral, foundational piece of ourselves that we all have a right to own, explore, and making mean of. Doing this reclamation work is challenging, against all of the cultural messages we receive from the time of our birth. In addition to the reverence for this intense work, 15 years of experience and education, Mary-Margaret also believes it is crucial to approach sexuality with a sense of pleasure and fun (see photo above!). |
Current Self-Care
Self-care is the practice of continuing to show up for ourselves. As a therapist and educator who is also a natural introvert, it has always felt like a non-negotiable part of doing my work well. Here are some ways I am currently working to stay healthy and available to engage in my work:
-Yoga via Zoom with Practice Indie Yoga
-Reading. My goal is to read about 1 book a week.
-Very limited alcohol--a drink or two a week, and only when I don't have any work the next day
-Daily walks
-My own therapy! Both psychotherapy and physical therapy!
-Yoga via Zoom with Practice Indie Yoga
-Reading. My goal is to read about 1 book a week.
-Very limited alcohol--a drink or two a week, and only when I don't have any work the next day
-Daily walks
-My own therapy! Both psychotherapy and physical therapy!
