Mary Ellen West, LCSW

I’m a licensed mental health professional and neutral Collaborative Divorce Process Facilitator committed to helping couples come to resolution peacefully without going to court.

As a licensed clinical social worker who has completed training through Collaborative Divorce Texas, I am available to work as a neutral mental health professional (“MHP”) on collaborative divorce teams. In this role, I facilitate the collaborative process, supporting clients, their collaborative attorneys and neutral collaborative professionals in creating workable, amicable solutions.

For more information about collaborative divorce, click here.

*Please note: Collaborative divorce facilitation services are not therapy. I do not provide divorce, custody, advocacy or other court-related services outside of the official collaborative divorce process.

My Role

Selected Trainings and Affiliations

Collaborative Divorce Texas Advanced Interdisciplinary Training (2025)

Parenting Plan and Child Specialist Training (2025)

State Bar of Texas Annual Collaborative Law Conference (2025)

Collaborative Divorce Texas Basic Interdisciplinary Training (2024)

Co-Parenting: Practical Tools for Two-Home Families (2024)

Member, Collaborative Divorce Texas 

Member, Collaborative Divorce Austin

Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals 

Professional Background

Licensed as a social worker since 2005, I have an established private psychotherapy practice counseling children and teens and supporting their parents in building nurturing parent-child relationships. This understanding of family systems and child development is valuable to my work as a collaborative team member. I am also able to draw on experience with the collaborative process and my background in professional corporate communications.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Texas License # 41415

MSSW - The University of Texas at Austin (Clinical Social Work)

BA - Stanford University (Political Science, Public Policy Concentration)

For information on my psychotherapy practice and more details about my education, background and training, please click here or see my linkedin profile.

Work with Me

This service is available exclusively through the official collaborative divorce legal process.

Divorcing parents or couples first retain collaborative attorneys, who then request that I join their collaborative team.

Parents or couples interested in my services- please have your collaborative attorneys contact me regarding availability.