Dr. MARY huffstead
Mental health care for children and parents, women, multiracial populations, transracial adoptees, interracial relationships, BIPOC populations, and trauma survivors
Associate of Play Wellness LLC and
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Dr. Mary Huffstead (she/her/hers) is a wife, mother, counselor educator, therapist, and a "Blaxican" (biracial: Black and Mexican) woman. Dr. Huffstead has the lived experience of oppression and privilege, which she offers as a lens to her clients. Her life's mission is to ensure that her clients are met with a well-qualified counselor. She has a wealth of experience with a diverse client population ranging in age from primary school through adulthood. Her primary clinical work encompasses anxiety, depression, trauma, work/school issues, family conflict, domestic/interpersonal violence, sexual assault, child abuse or neglect, multiracial identity development, interracial relationships, and transracial adoption issues. In addition, Dr. Huffstead has extensive training in individual, family, group, and play therapy.
Dr. Huffstead is a licensed professional counselor (in the state of Georgia), national board-certified counselor, registered play therapist, and child and adolescent trauma professional. She holds a doctorate in Counselor Education and Practice from Georgia State University. She received her master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Auburn University and bachelor's degree in Psychology from Indiana State University. Dr. Huffstead has provided mental health services since 2013. She has completed extensive training in Telemental Health to maintain her clients' highest level of care via a virtual platform. Her approach is grounded in treatment modalities that encourage positive self-reflection, emotional regulations, and skill-building toward change. In addition, she has sought specialty training in play therapy and trauma. Dr. Huffstead has been a counseling educator for masters and doctoral level students since 2014. She currently serves as the Assistant Professor and Clinical Site Coordinator of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Agnes Scott College. She is the Southern Region Representative for the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, a division within the American Counseling Association. Dr. Huffstead is a 2018 National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program doctoral fellow. To contribute to the field of counseling, she has published articles and book chapters and presented a wealth of mental health training/workshops. Her research interest encompasses multicultural training, clinically serving the Multiracial population, and issues concerning those identifying as LGBTQI+ and living with a chronic illness and/or disability. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, son, family, and friends. She is an avid “Cross Fitter.” For more information about Dr. Huffstead, see below (click on the purple tabs to move them): |
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Services for: Georgia residents
Phone: (678) 395 - 4965 ext. 53 (new/returning clients, dial ext. 1) Office Hours for Clinical Services Saturday: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST (In-person and virtual) Monday: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST (Virtual only) Wednesday: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST (Virtual only) Clinical Session Fees New client fee: $50 Intake appointment (60-75 min): $250 50 minute appointment: $175 Family/Couple (50 min): $200 Fees for Professionals Professional Counseling Supervision: $125 (intake) and $200/month (including 1 hour of individual and 3 hours of group) Consultation: $125/hour (individual) |
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Counselor Education and Practice
Georgia State University
Master's of Education (M.Ed.), Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Auburn University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology
Indiana State University
Georgia State University
Master's of Education (M.Ed.), Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Auburn University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology
Indiana State University
HIGHLIGHTED TRAININGS
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
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Telemental Health Training
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Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists 
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Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS)
Licensed Professional Counselor's Association of Georgia 
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Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Provider (in training)
University of California San Francisco 
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National Certified Counselor (NCC)
National Board of Certified Counselors 
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American Counseling Association
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National Association for Play Therapy
& Georgia Association for Play Therapy 
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Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
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Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
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Huffstead, M. & Ataga, J. (2021). TelePlay through a multicultural lens. CSI Exemplar, 36(1), 33-36. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.csi-net.org/resource/resmgr/publications_exemplar/spring_2021_exemplar.pdf
Hunter, T., Dispenza, F., Huffstead, M., Suttles, M., & Bradley, Z., (2020). Queering disability: Exploring the resiliency of sexual and gender minority persons living with chronic illnesses and disabilities. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 64(1), 31-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355219895813
Varney, M., Chang, C., McCullough, R., Huffstead, M., & Smith, J. (2019). A phenomenological study of the experiences of master’s level students of colors in counseling programs. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling.1(2). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc010203
Zeligman, M., Varney, M., Grad, R., & Huffstead, M. (2018). Posttraumatic growth in individuals with chronic illness: The role of social support and meaning making. Journal of Counseling & Development. 96(1), 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12177
Dispenza, F., Elston, N., Huffstead, M., Skuttles, M., & Golubovic, N. (2017). Rehabilitation counselor preparation to work with sexual and gender minorities living with chronic illnesses and disabilities (CID): A qualitative content analysis. Rehabilitation, Research, Policy and Education.
Hunter, T., Dispenza, F., Huffstead, M., Suttles, M., & Bradley, Z., (2020). Queering disability: Exploring the resiliency of sexual and gender minority persons living with chronic illnesses and disabilities. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 64(1), 31-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355219895813
Varney, M., Chang, C., McCullough, R., Huffstead, M., & Smith, J. (2019). A phenomenological study of the experiences of master’s level students of colors in counseling programs. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling.1(2). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc010203
Zeligman, M., Varney, M., Grad, R., & Huffstead, M. (2018). Posttraumatic growth in individuals with chronic illness: The role of social support and meaning making. Journal of Counseling & Development. 96(1), 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12177
Dispenza, F., Elston, N., Huffstead, M., Skuttles, M., & Golubovic, N. (2017). Rehabilitation counselor preparation to work with sexual and gender minorities living with chronic illnesses and disabilities (CID): A qualitative content analysis. Rehabilitation, Research, Policy and Education.
Chi Epsilon Catherine Chang Outstanding Service to Chapter Award
Chi Epsilon Chapter, Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society
Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Dean’s Excellence Award in Counselor Education and Practice in Memory of Mary Jane Phillips
College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University
AMCD Emerging Graduate Student Leader Award
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
Doctoral Fellow, Minority Fellowship Program
National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation
Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
Chi Epsilon Chapter, Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society
Chi Epsilon Chapter, Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society
Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Dean’s Excellence Award in Counselor Education and Practice in Memory of Mary Jane Phillips
College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University
AMCD Emerging Graduate Student Leader Award
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
Doctoral Fellow, Minority Fellowship Program
National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation
Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
Chi Epsilon Chapter, Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society