Mary Kate Murray is a lifelong creative and educator. After 30 years as a teacher, trainer, and corporate process facilitator, Mary Kate decided to follow her passion to help her community and become a marriage and family therapist. She specializes in working with families experiencing addiction in the family system, helping loved ones build alliances with patients to support personal growth, reduction of suffering, awareness, and health of the family system and its individual members. She is trained in a trauma-informed and resilience-orientated care and working from a trauma-informed lens when working with dual-diagnosis. She has experience working with people of all ages and family roles, including parents, adult children, children, and adolescents. Mary Kate is skilled in working with groups, individuals, couples and families. Mary Kate is also a skilled family educator, and designs and delivers workshops and groups to the families at Encore and facilitates the weekly support group. As an advocate of providing trauma-informed and trauma-focused care, Mary Kate is also a member of Encore’s trauma team.