About Macie Litchfield
Macie Litchfield is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who works with mothers navigating anxiety. She holds a Master's in Counseling and believes therapy should adapt to the person in front of her rather than the other way around, taking time to understand what a client's days actually look like before suggesting anything.
Her focus grew out of her own long relationship with anxious thinking. Macie grew up as the worrier of her family, planning and bracing to control what other people thought of her, and her own counseling showed her how much steadier that could become. Now a mother of two young children, she knows the particular version of that worry that arrives with parenthood.
She works with prenatal anxiety and depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum rage and irritability, panic attacks, and intrusive thoughts, an area she has trained in extensively. She also makes room for mom guilt and perfectionism, boundaries and resentment, and the mental load that goes unnoticed. Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), somatic and narrative work, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), shaped around what a client needs rather than a fixed protocol.
Areas of focus
Modalities
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Somatic-Based Therapy
- Strengths-Based Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Trainings and certifications
- Extensive training on Intrusive Thoughts in Pregnancy and Postpartum
The personal
What’s your favorite way to unwind after a long day? Either watching a television show or going for a run. Depends on energy levels and what my stress feels like.
What’s a small joy that never fails to make you smile? Coffee. Interactions with friends or family even through just a text.
What’s your go-to comfort show, podcast, or book? Gilmore Girls or Law and Order SVU. Drastically different, I know.
What’s a parenting mantra or quote you love? It’s okay to change your mind as a parent. If a rule doesn’t serve the family well, have a conversation with your kiddo about why it’s changing.
What’s one thing most people don’t know about you? I tried to convince myself I was a morning person and recently accepted I am in fact a night owl, and it changed my life for the better.
Coffee order, tea ritual, or favorite snack? Coffee is my go to mostly. Or a Diet Coke from McDonalds!
If you had a whole afternoon to yourself, how would you spend it? A run to help stabilize the day, and then a shower by myself without the kids.