Mary Rainer-Skala, LCSW
Leesburg, VA
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience helping couples and families. As a family systems therapist, I specialize in attachment and trauma, and I lead the Well Marriage Center’s trauma-informed care response. I work with all couples, with a focus on those navigating infidelity, high conflict, or the loss of that “spark,” helping partners reconnect, heal, and strengthen their bond.
Education & Experience
- M.S.W., Clinical Specialty in Couples and Families, Virginia Commonwealth University
- 25+ years of experience serving couples and families
Specialties
- Marital & Premarital
- Relationship Issues
- Conflict Resolution
- Intimacy
- Communication
- Sexless/Withdrawn
- Affair & Infidelity Recovery
- Family Systems & Life Changes
Trainings, Certifications, and Continuing Education
- The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Differentiation, Attachment, and Brain Science (Year Long Intensive, Couples Institute), 2020
- Trauma-Informed Neurofeedback Certified
- Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies (Year Long Intensive, The Trauma Center at JRI, Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Program), 2018
- Trauma Certificate Program at Ferentz Institute (Year Long Intensive, Ferentz Institute), 2020
- Certified Sand Tray Trauma Therapist, 2022
- Brain to Brain: Mastering the Neurobiological Waltz
- Attachment and the Dance of Sex
- Defining Moments in Couples Therapy with EFT
- The Gottman Method Approach for Couples
- Intro to IFS Therapy, Richard Schwartz
- Enhancing Neuroplasticity: Strategies for Rewiring the Brain
- Expressive Arts Work for Trauma
Mary’s Approaches include the following:
- Gottman Method
- Imago Therapy
- Relational Life Therapy by Terry Real
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
Locations Mary Works
Leesburg, VA
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