Therapy for children, teens, adults, and families
Mackenzie Treadwell, MSW, LCSW
When life feels heavy, you deserve a safe place to find your footing.
Anxiety, depression, ADHD, family stress, or a difficult adjustment can affect how you think, feel, behave, and connect with others. Mackenzie offers compassionate, collaborative therapy that considers the whole person and helps clients build practical ways to move forward.
- Best fit
- Anxiety, depression, mood concerns, ADHD, family issues, behavior, trauma, and adjustment
- Ages
- Children 7+, adolescents, young adults, and adults
- Services
- Individual, family, caregiver-included child therapy, and couples therapy when appropriate
- Format
- In person in Ridgeland and telehealth across Mississippi
- Faith
- Christian faith can be integrated when desired
A struggle rarely exists in only one part of life.
A child's behavior may be connected to school stress, family change, attention difficulties, or feelings they cannot explain. An adult's anxiety or depression may be shaped by relationships, work, grief, trauma, and the pressure to keep functioning. Treating only the visible symptom can miss the larger story.
Mackenzie's social work background helps her understand clients in the context of their relationships, environments, and life experiences. She brings curiosity and compassion to the whole picture while helping clients identify the changes that are within reach.
Whole person care with practical direction
Mackenzie uses a person-centered, trauma-informed, and attachment aware approach. She also draws from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy skills, narrative therapy, schema work, and psychodynamic insight to help clients understand patterns and practice healthier responses.
Her previous work in community mental health gave her experience with a wide range of concerns and socioeconomic backgrounds. That experience helps her meet clients without judgment, adapt to different needs, and remain grounded when life feels complicated.
Areas of focus
- ADHD, school concerns, social skills, and emotional regulation
- Anxiety, panic, social anxiety, and depression
- Family stress, parenting, blended families, and communication
- Life transitions, adjustment, burnout, and relationship patterns
- Mood disorders, anger, impulsivity, and behavior concerns
- Trauma, grief, shame, self-esteem, and body image
What you can work toward
- Understand the larger story behind a symptom or behavior
- Use practical tools for anxiety and strong emotions
- Build healthier communication within the family
- Respond to ADHD or mood concerns with more confidence
- Replace old patterns with choices that fit your values
- Develop greater self-compassion, flexibility, and hope
What therapy with Mackenzie is like
Mackenzie's approach is integrative, trauma-informed, attachment aware, holistic, and person-centered. Depending on the client's needs, she may use cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy skills, narrative therapy, schema therapy, or psychodynamic exploration.
A simple way to begin
1. Reach out
Choose Request an Appointment with Mackenzie, or call 601-707-5550. Our team will listen and help confirm the fit.
2. Meet your therapist
Share what is happening, ask questions, and identify what you want to change.
3. Move forward together
Build a plan, practice useful skills, and adjust the work as you grow.
About Mackenzie
Mackenzie grew up in Brandon and brings a grounded, approachable presence to her work. When she is not counseling, she enjoys reading, watching movies and television, traveling, playing with her Yorkshire Terrier, Tux, and spending time with family and friends.
Education, credentials, and specialized training
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Master of Social Work, University of Alabama
- Bachelor of Social Work, Mississippi College
- Experience across a broad range of concerns in community mental health
- Training in cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, narrative therapy, and schema therapy
- Trauma-informed and attachment based practice
Faith and counseling
Mackenzie is comfortable integrating Christian faith when it is meaningful to the client. Therapy can include spiritual concerns and resources without making faith a requirement for care.
Take the next step
Ready to see if Mackenzie is the right fit? Choose Request an Appointment with Mackenzie, or call 601-707-5550.
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