Marjory Gray(She/Her/Hers)

Dr. Marjory Roberts Gray is a psychologist in Portsmouth, RI. She sees clients at many stages of life from adolescents to senior citizens. She enjoys working with a broad range of challenges, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, relationship issues, life transitions, and trauma. She primarily utilizes a therapy approach called Internal Family Systems (IFS), which holds that we all have multiple components of self which can get quite out of balance throughout our lives (do you ever wonder who you're talking to when you say that you're talking to yourself? Many of us have internal critics, as one example of a "part" who holds certain beliefs, feelings, pain, etc.) IFS takes the refreshing perspective that many of the "problems" people bring to therapy are typically less representative of a mental health "disorder" and more a sign that several parts have become extreme in ways that end up causing significant distress to ourselves and/or others (again, examples include parts we refer to as "workaholics" or "overeaters" or "perfectionists"). While most people wish to discard these parts of themselves, these efforts don't succeed, and an entrenched cycle of parts repeat the same unproductive patterns, sometimes for years. Working with these parts helps to transform the way clients treat themselves, allowing a window to open for much greater compassion, curiosity, courage, and confidence in all aspects of life. Dr. Gray's work is also informed by attachment-based and mindfulness approaches, so that clients can use their internal resources to heal past relationship ruptures and cultivate a more connected, present, and calm state in their daily lives. Dr. Gray offers in-person and remote sessions, and she engages clients in the process of determining the most convenient and effective option (s) for them.