Willie Mae Kent is the Founder of Phoenix Counseling and Trauma Treatment Center, LLC. Her clients simply call her Mae. She is a New Jersey State Licensed Clinical Social Worker and earned a Masters degree in Social Work from Rutgers University – Camden.  She holds a Bachelors degree in Social Science and History from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New Jersey and graduated with an Associates in Arts from Cumberland County College. Mae is also a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, a credential that she finds invaluable to her client’s in their journey through healing from narcissistic abuse and domestic violence.

Mae’s passion is helping survivors of narcissistic abuse and trauma. This passion was the impetus that compelled her to establish a mental health practice that specializes in the treatment of adults, age 18 and over, who have suffered some kind of narcissistic trauma in their lives be it physical, psychological or emotional.

Mae has been providing therapy to people for over 30 years and has extensive experience working with survivors of trauma.  She has worked with victims of domestic violence and incest, provided crisis counseling to sexual assault victims, and facilitated groups for male incest survivors.

Her years of experience has taught Mae a lot about how to help people heal from all kinds of traumatic and narcissistic abuse. She has learned how to use evidence based approaches such as EMDR, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy to help her clients.  These modalities have been proven to be very effective for the treatment of trauma and the symptoms caused by trauma such as PTSD, Complex PTSD, panic disorder, and anxiety and depression. They can help those suffering from narcissistic abuse syndrome process their experience, get to the root of their symptoms, and heal.

As a therapist, Mae’s approach is to be a good listener. She is a facilitator and accompanies her clients as they go through the healing process.  She is an advocate, an encourager and the kind of supportive ally you want with you when the going gets tough.

A Brief Note from Mae

“People who have been through the trauma of narcissistic abuse need to let out their pain in a supportive, caring, and nonjudgmental environment. They don’t need to be pitied or blamed for the abuse; they’ve had enough blame already. They need to be heard and understood, something many narcissistic abuse survivors have never had in their lives. They need to know that the pain won’t last forever; that the sun truly will come out tomorrow, and life can be good, peaceful, and happy. I’ve witnessed it.  I’ve been blessed to be a part of many healing journeys.  It has been an honor and privilege to see those who came in broken in heart and spirit rise from the ashes like the Phoenix – AND SOAR…..”

If you have been, or are in a narcissistically abusive relationship, help is available. Click here to contact us, today.