Mary Grace Portell, LPC

About You

Mary Grace Portell is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Missouri with more than 15 years of experience working with children and families facing a variety of challenges including mood disorders and behavioral concerns. She is a certified Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) therapist and assisted in the development of the novel PCIT-ED intervention. She is currently training to become a Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) therapist. Mary Grace has been with Washington University since 2004, where she is currently serving as a staff therapist for the Hermann Center, in addition to working on various research projects within the department.

Sees Patients For

Emotion Regulation, Depression, Behavioral Concerns, Mood Disorders, Trauma

Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

Parent Child Interaction Therapy-Emotion Development (PCIT-ED)

Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

Board Certifications

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Certified in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

Academic Titles

Staff Therapist, Hermann Center for Child and Family Development

Clinical Research Supervisor, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Education

B.A. in Psychological Sciences: University of Missouri-Columbia, Saint Louis, MO

M.A. Counseling and Family Therapy: St. Louis University, Saint Louis, MO