Postdoctoral Fellow | Training Coordinator
Supporting children, adults, and families through life’s developmental journeys with warm, relationship-centered therapy and thoughtful psychological assessment.
Dr. Maeve Garvey (she/her) provides therapy and psychological assessment to children and adults alike and is an active part of our clinical training program for the next generation of clinical psychologists. Presently, she is completing her postdoctoral fellowship and working toward independent licensure as a clinical psychologist. Her clinical experience spans work with children, adolescents, and adults across various settings, including schools, private practice, and interdisciplinary medical centers.
She earned her Doctorate and Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Adler University in Chicago and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience from the University of Chicago. She is passionate about supporting individuals and families throughout their journeys of development, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood and specializes in perinatal mental health, complex trauma, play therapy, and mood and anxiety disorders. She believes healing and meaningful change emerge through deeper relational connection, and she centers authenticity and warmth in her practice.
Dr. Garvey’s approach is grounded in relational cultural theory and Adlerian psychology, emphasizing the healing nature of connection through talk, movement, art, and play. Her clinical approach focuses on helping individuals and families lead fulfilling and meaningful lives, and she particularly enjoys working with clients seeking play therapy, parent guidance, depth-oriented psychotherapy, and neuropsychological assessment.
Biography
"To live is to be vulnerable. To love is to be vulnerable. To let ourselves be seen is to be vulnerable. It is scary but it is also beautiful." - Brené Brown