Mary Chase Mize

Mary Chase Mize, M.S., NCC is thrilled to be completing her doctoral practicum at Jewish Family & Career Services with the Clinical Team and Aviv Older Adult Services. As a doctoral student at Georgia State University, she studies Counselor Education and Practice as well as Gerontology. In 2017, she received her degree in Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Georgia State University, where she completed her clinical internship with DeKalb Medical Behavioral Health Services. Her clinical experience includes working in crisis intervention and stabilization in the emergency room, general hospital rounds, and the short-term psychiatric stabilization unit with adults across the lifespan. Additionally, Mary Chase is a National Certified Counselor (NCC). At JF&CS, Mary Chase has been able to combine her research and academic experience within clinical practice. As a gerontological counselor, Mary Chase’s work is informed by her theoretical orientation, Individual Psychology (Adlerian). Her research interest focuses primarily on suicide intervention and prevention among older adults, and she is an is an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) trainer.