About Dr. Marian Stansbury

Marriage and Family Therapist - Trained Life Coach

In many ways, I have always been fascinated by what makes people tick. An elementary school friend told me, as an adult, that I was the only childhood friend who ever asked her what it felt like to be adopted. I also was motivated by the fears and anxieties that my mother experienced that I couldn't alleviate for her.

I began my professional work in the field of Speech and Hearing Therapy and parent education for families of children with mental retardation. I was a family therapist and individual counselor for adolescents in a psychiatric hospital for ten years while finishing my graduate work. Both my Masters degree and my Ph.D. in Family Relations and Human Development are from Ohio State University.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Connecticut, a trained personal life Coach, and am licensed as a Professional Clinical Counselor in Ohio. I also have been interested in transpersonal and spiritual aspects that lead to each individual fulfilling their human potential and becoming all they can be in all aspects of their life. I seek out the tools that I believe are the most effective in this process. I am constantly updating and upgrading my skills with classes and additional training.

My goal is to help you discover more about who you are, what you want, and how to make your life work the way you truly desire.

Dr. Marian Stansbury

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EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH (1985)

Master of Science, the Ohio State University, Columbus OH (1976)

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSES
Connecticut Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Approved Supervisor - Amer. Assn. for Marriage and Family Therapy
Clinical Member - AAMFT
Certificate of Added Qualification in Alcohol, Chemical
Dependency and Psychoactive Drug Abuse

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
Connecticut Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Anxiety Disorders Association of America - Professional
member ( ADAA)
Institute for Imago Relationship Therapy - Advanced Clinician
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Assn.
Member IART