Meet The Team
At Lotus Therapy, we believe the right fit matters.
You don’t have to keep doing this on your own.
You’ll be matched with the therapist who best fits what you’re needing.
Our team includes therapists who specialize in:
Couples and relationship work
Trauma and EMDR
Anxiety, depression and emotional regulation
Crystin Grants
Founder | Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Crystin is a licensed marriage and family therapist dedicated to guiding couples through meaningful, transformative work in their relationships. She specializes in helping partners move through moments of disconnection, conflict, and emotional distance toward a more intentional, secure, and deeply connected partnership.
Her work is grounded in the belief that most relational distress is not a lack of love, but a loss of connection within repeated cycles that couples feel stuck in. Through a compassionate and structured approach, Crystin helps couples slow down those patterns, understand what is happening beneath the surface, and begin to relate to one another with more clarity, care, and emotional responsiveness.
She provides a warm, non-judgmental space where both partners feel heard, respected, and supported. Her approach integrates evidence-based modalities including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), the Gottman Method, Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed work, and mindfulness-based practices. Together, these frameworks support couples in rebuilding trust, improving communication, and restoring emotional and physical intimacy.
Crystin works with couples navigating a range of challenges, including communication breakdowns, recurring conflict, emotional withdrawal, intimacy concerns, sexual challenges, and affair recovery. Her focus is not only on resolving surface-level issues, but on helping couples create lasting change in how they experience and respond to one another.
Her goal is to support couples in moving from feeling stuck or uncertain into a relationship that feels more grounded, emotionally attuned, and intentionally chosen…where both partners feel seen, safe, and deeply connected again.
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Master’s of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Mary Marrero, LCSW
Couples & Family Therapist | EMDR Certified
Bilingual: English & Español
Mary is a compassionate and knowledgeable Multicultural Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Professional Mental Health Clinician, and Life Coach with over 25 years of experience providing inpatient and outpatient therapy. With more than 30 years of supporting individuals, couples, and families, Mary is deeply committed to helping people create meaningful, lasting change in their relationships and in their lives.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Florida State University and her master’s degree in Clinical Social Work and Counseling from the University of Georgia. Mary is also a proud member of the Phi Alpha Honor Society.
Mary’s therapeutic style is warm, approachable, and deeply attuned to each person’s unique story. Her work is strongly rooted in relationship-focused care, where she helps couples and families strengthen communication, navigate conflict, rebuild trust, and deepen emotional connection. She creates a safe, welcoming space where all clients can explore their concerns and better understand the patterns shaping their relationships and overall well-being.
While Mary works with individuals across the lifespan (ages 6 and up), she has a strong passion for couples and family therapy. She supports partners in navigating conflict, rebuilding trust, and deepening emotional connection, and helps families move toward healthier, more supportive dynamics.
Mary is EMDR-trained and also works with clients experiencing mood dysregulation, ADHD, addictions, sexual concerns, eating disorders, adjustment challenges, trauma, spiritual concerns, life transitions, LGBTQ+ related issues, and more.
¡Mary es una terapista de salud mental multicultural y ella HABLA ESPAÑOL!
Bachelor of Art in Social Work
Master’s of Art in Social Work
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Keron Shand, MSW, Provisional LCSW
Individual Therapist | EMDR Certified
Keron is a compassionate and dedicated therapist who supports individuals navigating mental health challenges, substance use concerns, trauma, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders. She has experience working across multiple levels of care and with diverse populations, which allows her to meet clients with flexibility, steadiness, and respect for where they are in their journey.
Having supported loved ones through their own mental health struggles, Keron brings genuine empathy, warmth, and deep understanding into the therapeutic space. She believes that healing begins when people feel safe, respected, and empowered, and she is intentional about creating a space where clients feel seen, heard, and valued without judgment.
Keron uses a strengths-based, collaborative approach to therapy, partnering closely with clients to help them better understand their experiences and reconnect with their inner resilience. She is trained in CBT, DBT, and EMDR, and integrates these modalities thoughtfully to help clients explore underlying concerns, regulate emotions, process trauma, manage symptoms, and build practical skills that support everyday life.
Keron is especially passionate about helping clients develop greater self-trust, emotional awareness, and coping strategies that feel realistic and sustainable. For those who desire it, she also offers faith-integrated therapy, honoring clients’ spiritual beliefs as a meaningful part of the healing process while remaining client-led and respectful of individual values.
Bachelor of Art in Social Work
Master’s of Art in Social Work
Provisional Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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