We all face challenges. Our thoughts can lead us to dark places, and our reactive behaviours can strain our relationships.
These experiences are part of the human condition.
My commitment to you is to walk alongside you and navigate this journey together.
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My therapy process...
My approach fosters self-responsibility. Once we take healing into our own hands and shift from blame to accountability, we totally change our world, our perception, and our experience.
Meet Dr. Mary Marano
Self-Discovery Expert & Leading-Edge Therapist
Today, I am widely recognized as the “Do or Die Relationship Doctor” due to my exceptional reputation for transforming lives and relationships. With three decades of experience in the field, over 10,000 hours of academic study, three specialist degrees, and more than 72,000 hours of direct client work, I am a proven expert. I take my work seriously and am dedicated to effecting real change in people’s lives. I firmly believe in the potential for transformation and strive to inspire individuals to explore new possibilities they may not have considered.
My journey began in a challenging childhood, where I often felt small, insignificant, and alone.
Growing up in an emotionally unsafe environment, I worked tirelessly to protect myself. These feelings followed me into adulthood, affecting my marriage, parenting, and career. However, I want to emphasize that I am no different from you. Change is not a skill; it is a choice. You do not need to be in crisis to embark on a journey of self-discovery. In fact, I encourage you to get excited about your life and join me in exploring the unknown aspects of your subconscious.
Together, we can unlock your full potential!
My Therapy Practice
OWNER AND OPERATOR OF LIFE AND FAMILY COUNSELLING IN VAUGHAN, GTA
Life & Family Counselling, a thriving counselling clinic is a sanctuary I have built from scratch. If someone had told me 10 years ago that I would be the CEO of a successful psychotherapy practice, I would have thought they were referring to someone else. For the past 30 years, I have been dedicated to the helping profession, making service to others a central part of my life. When I decided to further my academic studies and training, I could never have imagined the profound changes that would occur in my life.
For many years, I was my clients’ best-kept secret.
Working out of my home office, I witnessed remarkable transformations: marriages flourishing, mental health improving, symptoms of anxiety and depression disappearing, and individuals reconnecting with their children and rebuilding trust within themselves. My clients affectionately call me their “friendapist,” a term I cherish as it signifies the trust and safety they feel in sharing their most intimate thoughts and feelings with me—a privilege I do not take for granted.
As a scientist-practitioner, elite performance coach and relationship expert, I have been the channel that catapults you into your adult life fully, at first calling you out gently on who and what is more of the problem. I do not mess around with your life so if you need a good nudge or push or reality check, I’m your person. I help people transform the way they think feel and behave in their relationships. Often, I am the last resort therapist and known for restoring hope, and connection so you can reclaim your life and relationship.
I am not any different than you.
On a more personal note, For me to create Relationship S.O.S and share it with you, I had to do the same work that I am asking you to do. I could never be believable to you or ask you to do anything I wouldn’t challenge myself to do. I have been on this snot-dripping journey of change and transformation (that never ends), so I know what you are about to do works. It is absolutely, possible to change. I refuse to believe that you can’t change!
Change is not a skill. Change is a choice.
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