Ivy Marwil
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Ivy received her Masters of Social Work from Michigan State University. She has been in private practice for 30 years, and has previously been an instructor for Brown University's PLME program and a consultant at multiple educational, family, and adoption services.
Ivy sees clients of ages 15 and older, including teenagers, families, and couples. She has particular expertise in adoption-related topics, ADHD, anxiety, Asperger syndrome, eating disorders, grief and loss of family and friends, marriage counseling, parenting-related challenges, and sexual orientation.
Ivy's practice is eclectic in nature, including psychodynamic therapy, family systems therapy, and cognitive behavioral work. She focusing on building deep relationships with clients, and enjoys marathon running and cooking.
Anxiety - Including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), panic disorder, generalized anxiety, social anxiety
Depression - Ranging from feeling mildly down to major depression
Eating issues - Including anorexia nervosa and bulimia
Adoption-related topics - Including parents going through the search process, adoptive parents, adoptees, young women who have given up or kept their babies after pregnancy
Grief and loss - Particularly early loss of parents and friends among college students
College-related issues - Specialized strategies for common issues of young adulthood, including school and career stressors, support around healthy relationships, existential concerns, drug or alcohol issues, eating disorders, and anxiety and/or depression
Asperger syndrome - Management of stress relating to anxiety or obsessive interests
Marriage counseling - Including early through mature relationships; learning how to be in an intimate relationship; communication among the couple; dealing with affairs
Parenting - Working with parentings through the child's age cycle, particularly with mothers
Sexual identity - Including sexual orientation, coming out
Stress management - Including generally coping with life's difficulties and realizing your full potential
ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) - Managing ADHD and its effects on decision making, studies, relationships, and work; helping with organizational challenges
Brown University Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME), Instructor
Northern Rhode Island Collaborative, Social Work Consultant
BICO Special Needs Educational Collaborative, Social Work Consultant
Jewish Family Services, Clinical Director
Adoption agencies, Consultant
Michigan State University, M.S.W. (Masters of Social Work)
University of Michigan, B.A., Psychology and Secondary Teaching Certificate
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Rhode Island: ISW00642
Massachusetts: 1015437
English