Founder of San Francisco Family Therapy
Maryellen P. Mullin, LMFT
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The founder and CEO, Maryellen P. Mullin, holds a Masters of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology, a Bachelor of Arts in Human Communication, and is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California, MFT 45966. She is a Gottman Certified Therapist. Her clinical experience includes work since 2003 in educational settings, non-profit mental health agencies, and as a school social worker. She has been in private practice since 2008. Maryellen is a Prepare/Enrich facilitator, a Certified Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner and has specialized training in EMDR. She specializes in couples relationships, family systems, child trauma and attention/behavioral issues with children. Maryellen founded SFFT in 2017, forming a practice that supports diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB). She writes, speaks and provides trainings regularly to school and parent groups and community-based non-profits on parenting and child development topics. She provides parenting coaching and workshops: Messy Parenting: Progress Not Perfection ®. She is the author of two children's books, which can be found here: messyparenting.com.
M. P. Mullin Family Therapy Corporation does business as San Francisco Family Therapy in San Francisco, CA.
M. P. Mullin Family Therapy Corporation does business as San Francisco Family Therapy in San Francisco, CA.
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT),
Courtney Quattrini
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Courtney Quattrini, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT# 141521) is supervised by Maryellen P. Mullin, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT#45966). She has a Master of Arts in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Communication from Buffalo State University. As an integrative therapist, Courtney works with children, adolescents, individuals, and couples. She is trained in family systems, attachment, somatic and psychodynamic theories. Courtney practices through a strength-based, culturally inclusive and client-centered lens. She has completed Gottman Levels One and Two, with the Gottman Institute. Courtney completed her clinical traineeship with Western Institute for Social Research's Center for Child and Family Development, provided therapy for children in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade, in partnership with caregivers and educators. Courtney has 20 years of professional experience in communications coaching and consulting. We are thrilled to welcome Courtney in August 2023.
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC), Lisa Ross
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Lisa Ross is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT #108570) and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC #5509) supervised by Maryellen P. Mullen, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT#45966). She holds a Master of Science in Counseling from California State University, East Bay and a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Lisa’s therapeutic approach is grounded in mindfulness and informed by her previous experience as an elementary school teacher. She has provided individual, group, family and couples therapy to individuals of all ages, incorporating a somatic approach to support clients struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and substance abuse issues. Lisa has training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples, and Evolving Structural-Strategic Family Therapy. Lisa has clinical experience in schools, non-profits, and clinic settings, and brings a deep appreciation of the healing powers of nature to her work in all settings.
Practice Coordinator, Kelley Taylor
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Kelley Taylor, Practice Coordinator with San Francisco Family Therapy, earned her undergraduate dual degree in Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Alabama and holds a Masters of Elementary Education from The University of Southern Mississippi. As an educator, Kelley has taught both general and special education for over eight years. She was born and raised in the South, lived in the midwest and most recently, overseas in Japan! Kelley recently moved back to the United States, where her husband is a pilot for the United States Air Force Thunderbirds. Kelley is a very proud mother of two young children and has pivoted her career to doing virtual assistant work, in order to have the flexibility to parent and live globally! We are thrilled to welcome Kelley in June of 2023!