Mabel Vautravers, MSW, LCSW
They/them
“The work of relationship is some of the hardest, sweetest, most treacherous, and most rewarding work we will ever do. Humans need connection as much as we need food and water—which is why it can be so painful when our relationships are in jeopardy. Few of us have the tools necessary to mend a relationship when it begins to buckle under the pressures of life. Using the Gottman Method’s research-backed approach as the foundation of our work, we’ll discover how to help you and the people you love find your way back to one another.”
Mabel is deeply passionate about relationship therapy, which they view as their life’s calling. In working with them, you will find not only their natural warmth, humor, and curiosity, but also their deep investment in their clients’ healing. They blend behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic approaches to therapy, offering guidance that is both practical and deeply reflective. Mabel is especially interested in helping couples understand the deeper emotional patterns, protective strategies, and stories that shape the way they relate to one another.
Services Offered: Mabel provides in-person couples therapy at our Northampton, Massachusetts center and online couples therapy for couples throughout Massachusetts and Vermont, as well as for international couples. They also offer private intensive couples therapy retreats at the Northampton Center for Couples Therapy.
Ask me about: Astrology, science fiction, or living off-grid.
Ever since I was young, I’ve been: Entranced by the power of stories.
Favorite quote: “To love pleasure takes little, to love truly takes a hero who can manage their own fear.” Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Favorite kind of couple: Any couple with the bravery to show up to couples therapy and apply themselves heroically to the labor of love.
Advanced Training
Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Levels I, II & III
Pragmatic Experiential Couples Therapy, PET-C, Levels I & II
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Motivational Interviewing
Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Narrative Therapy
Body-Up Co-Regulation