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Mary Chase Mize, PhD, LPC, ACS, NCC (she/her/hers) is the Director of Counseling and Supervision at Seek and Find Counseling and Consulting. She is a counselor educator, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC - Georgia), an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), a Certified Professional Counseling Supervisor (CPCS - Georgia), a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and holds a Certificate in Thanatology (CT). 

 
Mary Chase earned a bachelor of arts in communication from Mississippi State University, and a master of science in clinical mental health counseling, a master of arts in gerontology, and a PhD in counselor of education and practice from Georgia State University.

 
Mary Chase has over ten years of experience as a clinical mental health counselor. She completed her master's clinical internship at Emory Decatur (formerly DeKalb Medical) Behavioral Health Services, where she provided crisis intervention in the emergency room as an assessment counselor, as well as short-term crisis stabilization in the psychiatric stabilization unit. For five years, she worked at Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta as a part-time staff counselor with the Frances Bunzl Clinical Services team and the Aviv Older Adult Services team. ​
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As a professional counselor, Mary Chase combines her research and academic experience within clinical practice. Her clinical approach is informed by her theoretical orientation, Individual Psychology (Adlerian), and she is committed to helping individuals and their families find healing during times of change, transition, crisis, and loss. She is passionate about community-based suicide intervention and prevention efforts and is master-level Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) trainer. She currently works as a member of the core faculty as a Clinical Specialist for The College of New Jersey Online Counselor Eduction program.

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Outside of work, enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading (all genres, especially science fiction/fantasy), creative writing, hiking and spending time outdoors, music, traveling, and being involved with her parish community and the Episcopal church.

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About

Areas of Expertise

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  • Aging-related mental health concerns

  • Caregiver Support

  • Grief, Loss, or Bereavement

  • Survivors of Suicide Loss

  • Pet Loss

  • Life Transitions

  • Suicide

  • Life Transitions

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Spirituality

  • Questioning faith or deconstruction of beliefs

  • LGBTQ+ identity and religion 

Featured Publications 

Social connections and suicide desire among community-dwelling older adults
published in Innovation in Aging

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Suicide intervention among aging network providers 
published in Educational Gerontology

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Suicide risk factors among older adults: Implications for counselors as Medicare providers
published in Journal of Counseling and Development

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Using The Gerontological Imagination to Explore Suicide among Older Adults: An Interdisciplinary Perspective for Professional Counselors
published in Adultspan Journal

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An Invitation to Pioneer: What’s Next for Professional Counselors and Medicare?

published in Chi Sigma Iota Exemplar 

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Podcast Appearances 

LPCs and LMFTs Now Eligible for Medicare: What to Know with Dr. Mary Chase Mize and Dr. Matthew Fullen - Psychology of Aging with Dr. Regina Koepp 

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Chapter 13: Age & Ageism with Matthew Fullen, Jordan Westcott, Mary Chase Mize, Lisa Boyd, Nicolette Castagna, & Julie Williams - Culture Talk 

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A Conversation on Suicide Prevention with Mary Chase Mize and Holle Tubbs - For the People with Bishop Robert Wright 

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