Mackenzie Cordova, LCSW
Clinical Therapist
Mackenzie specializes in helping adolescents and adults navigate symptoms of anxiety and depression, challenges within relationships, grief counseling and chronic illness. She is passionate about supporting adolescents through the variety of challenges they face, including college transitions and overall identity exploration. Also, Mackenzie aims to create a space of curiosity and exploration for all clients through inclusive, gender-affirming care.
She takes a strengths-based approach to therapy and strives to elevate your unique strengths as tools for healing and growth. She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solutions-Focused Therapy (SFT), Narrative Therapy, and trauma-informed practices into her work in pursuit of creating a personalized and supportive therapeutic relationship. She is a non-judgmental, relational therapist who believes in meeting you where you're at in your journey. In sessions with her you can expect a welcoming, identity-affirming space that helps you move through challenges and towards the life you desire.
Mackenzie received her Master's in Social Work with a concentration in Children, Youth, and Families from Boston University. She has extensive experience working with adolescent and college-age individuals who are navigating relationships, substance use, anxiety/stress-management, college transition and LGBTQ+ identity exploration and development.
Mackenzie has a growing expertise in psychosocial oncology practice, including clinical topics of anxiety, depression, chronic illness, grief and end-of-life care. She has over three years of experience providing clinical support to adults coping with cancer diagnoses and treatment at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Additionally, she has clinical experience at Project ASSERT in Boston Medical Center conducting substance use assessments and counseling to patients in the Emergency Department.
In her free time, you’ll find Mackenzie running around training for half marathons, walking her yellow lab, or searching for the best clam chowder in Massachusetts.
Email: Mackenzie@TrailheadCounselingMA.com