{"id":580,"date":"2020-09-29T18:42:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T18:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/student-life\/?page_id=580"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:43:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:43:54","slug":"staff-contacts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/health-wellness\/counseling-center\/staff-contacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Counseling Services\u00a0Staff<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3381 \" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/head-shot-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/head-shot-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/head-shot-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/head-shot-768x1034.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/head-shot-1141x1536.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/head-shot-1522x2048.jpg 1522w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/head-shot.jpg 1885w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Allana Taylor MSW, LCSW<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Director<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Allana is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the Commonwealth of Virginia. \u00a0She has worked in both private\u00a0practice as well as\u00a0community based mental health settings for over 20 years, having rich experiences working with folks from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. She\u00a0believes that a successful therapeutic experience should focus less on the bad choices one has made in the past and more on the right choices that one decides to make going forward.\u00a0Her approach is skills\u00a0based and practical, relying on Cognitive Behavioral and Solution Focused\u00a0approaches. Allana&#8217;s areas of speciality include trauma, depression, anxiety, adjustment related issues, general life stressors, and family conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">She appreciates the value of engaging both the individual and their community. As a proud member of the Marymount community, she is committed to offering programming that promotes wellness and that is fun! Allana values a healthy work life balance and makes sure to engage in activities that nurture her spirit and promote her overall well-being. \u00a0She loves to travel with family and friends. An Alaskan cruise is the next adventure to check off on her bucket list!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Credentials: Masters of Social Work Degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Wake Forest University<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3408\" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/headshot-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/headshot-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/headshot-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/headshot-768x1045.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/headshot-1129x1536.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/headshot-1505x2048.jpg 1505w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/headshot-scaled.jpg 1882w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Natanya Marcus Levine, MA, LPC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Psychological Counselor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Natanya is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the Commonwealth of Virginia. She uses an integrative approach to tailor treatment to the unique needs of each client, drawing from modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Narrative, and Expressive Arts therapeutic approaches. Natanya enjoys working with young adults from diverse backgrounds who are in phases of transition. Her areas of focus include anxiety, depression, identity development, body image, self-esteem, interpersonal difficulties, and general stressors of daily life. Natanya believes that everyone can benefit from counseling and is passionate about de-stigmatizing mental health. 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