Couples + attachment
Advanced training and certification in Emotionally Focused Therapy, with a clinical focus on transforming patterns of disconnection.
MEET MACDARA MACCOLL, LMFT
You can just call me Mac.
Relationship and sex therapist. Teacher. Longtime student of how people connect.
I believe secure, loving connection—with a partner, with yourself, with your own sexuality—is something most of us can find. Not because relationships are easy, but because the right support can make change possible.
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and EMDR and IFS trained therapist. I've served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of St. Joseph, teaching graduate students in couples and family therapy and human sexuality.
I work with couples and individuals of varied orientations and relationship structures. Whatever cultural or religious values shape your life, I want therapy to make room for the person you actually are. My practice is sex-positive and kink-friendly.
BEFORE THERAPY
I've been thinking about human connection for a long time.
Long before my clinical career, I was an online-community pioneer, developing one of the early internet parenting communities in the 1990s. That work—creating spaces where people could connect, support one another and talk honestly—was featured in publications including The New York Times and Wired.
In 1997 I was a featured speaker at the White House, sharing the podium with President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore during the presentation of the nation's first e-commerce policy.
CLINICAL BACKGROUND
Sexuality
AASECT Certified Sex Therapist with advanced training through sexuality education and sex-therapy institutes.
Trauma + individual work
Training in EMDR, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness and acceptance-based practices.
Supervision + professional community
I've supervised interns and clinicians, facilitated trainings, and coordinate a monthly professional group for attachment-oriented clinicians.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Let's see if we're a good fit.
The first step is a free 15-minute phone consultation. Tell me a little about what's bringing you in, ask your questions, and get a feel for how I work.
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