Hello and welcome to Let it Shine Counseling!
My name is Mary Bobowiec; I am a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and a certified facilitator of Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY-F). My passion is helping people heal from the inevitable pain of life and the traumatic experiences that many of us have endured. In my work I utilize mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and somatic approaches such as trauma sensitive yoga.
I work full time at the University of Florida and offer counseling services in my private practice, including telehealth individual counseling, trauma sensitive yoga, and in person group therapy in Gainesville!
Some things about me… I am from outside Chicago, Illinois where I was raised in a hybrid rural/suburban/urban environment. How can it be all 3? That’s the beauty of “Chicagoland” (cornfields, sprawling suburbia, and the massive city of Chicago)! I identify as cisgender female and heterosexual and my preferred pronouns are she/her. I was raised “Chicago Italian” with Italian roots from the “Great Arrival” of Italian immigration to the U.S, particularly Chicago. My mother’s side is primarily Scottish and German. Maybe this is all “TMI” but I’ve been learning more about my cultural roots so I thought I’d share 🙂
I enjoy yoga, meditation, hiking, rock-hunting, reading, food, and especially delicious coffee! I also like to travel, in fact, my family and I just went to Costa Rica for the 2nd time and had a really meaningful trip in the rainforest- Pura Vida!
