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Merle Maynard

Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT (they, them)

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New York, NY 10010
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You aren’t a puzzle to be solved. You are a person in process, shaped by your relationships, your history, and the contexts you’ve had to navigate. I work with people who feel stuck in patterns that no longer quite fit, often at the intersections of gender, sexuality, neurodivergence, and complex trauma. As a nonbinary, queer, neurodivergent therapist, teacher, and parent, I bring both lived and professional understanding. Together, we can move between making sense of patterns and staying with what’s still unfolding—exploring what feels unfinished, what hasn’t landed, and what is already beginning to shift.
I offer an integrative, trauma-informed approach grounded in the neurodiversity paradigm. Drawing from somatics, DBT, EFCT, and attachment-based work, I help you make sense of patterns while also slowing down to process what hasn’t fully landed—supporting meaningful, lasting change.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to begin. I aim to create a space that feels steady and collaborative—where there’s room for both clarity and uncertainty, and where you can bring what feels messy, unfinished, or hard to name. If this resonates, you’re welcome to reach out for a free consult.
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My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Steady NYC Tele-therapist

New York, NY 10010

(332) 237-7941
My website
I offer telehealth therapy sessions. Feel free to reach out for a free 15 minute phone consultation to see if we might be a good fit.
I specialize in Gender Identity, Trauma and PTSD and Neurodivergence 
$185 Per Session  
I see individuals and couples  
Let's Connect (332) 237-7941
Photo of Merle Maynard, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Steady NYC Tele-therapist

New York, NY 10010

(332) 237-7941
My website
I offer telehealth therapy sessions. Feel free to reach out for a free 15 minute phone consultation to see if we might be a good fit.
I specialize in Gender Identity, Trauma and PTSD and Neurodivergence 
$185 Per Session  
I see individuals and couples  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $185
  • Couple Sessions $225
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
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We provide monthly superbills that clients can submit for reimbursement. See our website for more details.
Photo of Merle Maynard, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Merle Maynard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (332) 237-7941
"
We provide monthly superbills that clients can submit for reimbursement. See our website for more details.
Photo of Merle Maynard, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Merle Maynard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (332) 237-7941

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New York / 002667-01 Merle Maynard
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 4 years
  • Attended The Wright Institute, MA Counseling Psychology, Graduated 2022
  • Additional Credentials

  • License: New Jersey
  • Membership with SAIGE Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities 2022
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I'm a white, non-binary, neurodivergent, queer therapist providing affirming and trauma informed therapy.
Photo of Merle Maynard, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Merle Maynard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (332) 237-7941
"
I'm a white, non-binary, neurodivergent, queer therapist providing affirming and trauma informed therapy.
Photo of Merle Maynard, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Merle Maynard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (332) 237-7941

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Gender Identity
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Neurodivergence

Expertise

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Body Image
  • Cancer
  • Chronic Pain
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
  • Transgender
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I work with individuals and relationship(s) navigating many different challenges. While folks come into therapy with a number of different wants and needs, I specialize in trauma, gender, sexuality, and neurodivergence. I work with clients to identify, understand, and relate differently to parts, patterns, and coping resources.
Photo of Merle Maynard, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Merle Maynard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (332) 237-7941
"
I work with individuals and relationship(s) navigating many different challenges. While folks come into therapy with a number of different wants and needs, I specialize in trauma, gender, sexuality, and neurodivergence. I work with clients to identify, understand, and relate differently to parts, patterns, and coping resources.
Photo of Merle Maynard, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Merle Maynard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (332) 237-7941

Endorsement

Shelby Remillard
Shelby Remillard
CounselorMSEdLMHC
Merle provides a supportive space for their clients to begin to open up the vulnerable spaces of their inner lives. Merle cares about their couples as both individuals and a unit, providing each member and the relationship with the dignity they deserve.

Client Focus

Age

Preteen
Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Age

Preteen
Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Attachment-based
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Feminist
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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My therapy style is relational, non-judgmental, and aims to provide new emotional experiences which allow clients to thrive in their relationships to themselves and others.
Photo of Merle Maynard, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Merle Maynard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (332) 237-7941
"
My therapy style is relational, non-judgmental, and aims to provide new emotional experiences which allow clients to thrive in their relationships to themselves and others.
Photo of Merle Maynard, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Merle Maynard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (332) 237-7941

Groups


Location

Primary Location

Steady NYC Tele-therapist

New York, NY 10010

(332) 237-7941
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I offer telehealth therapy sessions. Feel free to reach out for a free 15 minute phone consultation to see if we might be a good fit.
Photo of Merle Maynard, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Merle Maynard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (332) 237-7941
"
I offer telehealth therapy sessions. Feel free to reach out for a free 15 minute phone consultation to see if we might be a good fit.
Photo of Merle Maynard, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Merle Maynard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (332) 237-7941