MacKenzie Stuart

MacKenzie Stuart is an Adjunct Professor and Part-Time Faculty member at the University of San Francisco, California. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in nontraditional relationship structures, chronic depression, suicidality, and LGBTQIA2-S communities.

Education:

• MA in Counseling Psychology, John F. Kennedy University (2011)
• BA in Politics and International Relations, Scripps College (2006)

Expertise:

• Psychopharmacology and biological bases of behavior
• Diagnosis and empirically-supported treatments
• Polyamory and consensual nonmonogamy
• Chronic depression and suicidality
• LGBTQIA2-S and gender-nonconforming/non-binary communities
• Kink and BDSM practices
• Sex work

Selected Publications:

• Stuart, M. (2024, April). A supervisor’s deliberate practice journey. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 59(2), 8-11.