Mary Lynn graduated from Albany Law School cum laude, where she was a member of the Law Review and a top 10% graduate. She then worked as a litigation associate at Willkie Farr and Gallagher, focusing on general litigation and employment law.
Following this, Mary Lynn served as a Managing Consultant in the Employment Law Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she developed employee policies and procedures, and trained C-Suite Executives, Directors, and Officers on corresponding protocols, including sexual harassment training and remedial interventions for conduct violations.
Later, Mary Lynn earned a Master of Social Work from Fordham University and obtained certifications in Psychoanalysis and Trauma-Informed Therapy from the National Institute for the Psychotherapies. She is also certified in EMDR and Trauma Focused Therapy.
Since 2021, Mary Lynn has provided post-graduate instruction to emerging clinicians in assessment and diagnosis, treatment planning and ethics, and mental health care.
Mary Lynn’s legal experience in mental health law includes advising clients on the intersection of employment and clinical workplace policy. This includes representing clients facing license complaints before the OPD, providing counsel on risk assessment, and guiding mental health providers on best practices. Mary Lynn applies this expertise to solo practitioners, group psychotherapy practices, and post-graduate institutes.
Community Involvement
- Curriculum Committee, National Institute for the
- Psychotherapies 2023-2024
- Volunteer, Oyster Reef Project, Suffolk County, 2023-2024
- Recruitment Committee National Institute
- Psychotherapies, 2014-2020
- First Responders, New York City of Trauma Therapists, 2020
- Member, NASW, 2009-Present
- Volunteer (Legal & Community), Catholic Charities,
- 2008-2011
- NYSBA
- NYCBA
Trainings & Certifications
- Trauma Certified, Integrative Trauma Treatment Training Program, 2020
- Certified in Psychoanalysis, National Institute for the Psychotherapies, 2019
- EMDR Certified, William Zangwell and Associates, New York, 06/2019