Notice: The Student Health and Wellness Center (SHWC) located at 930 Blue Ridge Road, will be closed on Wednesday, July 23rd all day for building maintenance. North Hall, Cowell and other Counseling Services locations will remain open.

Mary Schellentrager, LMFT

Mary Schellentrager

Community Counselor

  • Counseling Services
she/her/hers

Partner Units

LGBTQIA+ Resource Center

Location(s) 

1410 Student Community Center - Inside the LGBTQIA+ Center

Contact Information

These communication methods are intended for staff, faculty, students, and community communications. To make an initial appointment, please send an email to Mary at mschellentrager@ucdavis.edu. Students who have already established care with Mary are advised to use Health-e-Messaging for all communications.

Education

M.A. in Counseling Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA

B.A. in Anthropology, American University, Washington, DC

How I work with Students:

I support all students from a holistic perspective, encompassing the realms of cultural and developmental experiences, current challenges, and consideration of their unique positionality within the systems of our society. I bring a warm, empathetic, and truthful presence as I walk alongside clients in their healing journeys.
 
I draw upon multiple therapeutic frameworks to provide person-centered support. I incorporate a psychodynamic lens in a strengths-based and trauma-informed context. I utilize narrative therapy to help clients break free from old beliefs, stories, or patterns that are no longer serving them. I employ Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to support students in learning concrete tools for navigating triggers and life stressors. I also offer expressive arts modalities (visual arts, music, drama, writing, and movement) to facilitate creative pathways to deeper understanding and personal growth.

About Me

I come to UC Davis from various positions within community-based mental health organizations supporting multiple  underserved communities in Yolo and Sacramento counties. I have also worked in intensive outpatient care, in private practice, and at the Pacific Center for Human Growth supporting the LGBTQIA+ community in the East Bay. In my free time, I enjoy art journaling, science fiction/fantasy audiobooks, live music, and spending time in nature.

Identities that Represent Me

LGBTQIA+

 

Tags

LGBTQIA+