Mary C. Elkins is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Partners Behavioral Health Corporation (PBHC), as well as PBHC’s divisions GE Family Services and Greentree Behavioral Health, and the nonprofit PBH Foundation. She is a licensed professional counselor and licensed clinical supervisor based in Anchorage, Alaska, where she sees clients both in person and via telehealth.

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Mary provides counseling to children, teens, adults, couples, and families, with specialized expertise in complex PTSD, dissociative identity disorder, and autism—particularly supporting late-diagnosed and high-masking autistic individuals. Her clinical practice is trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming, and integrative. She is certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an EMDR therapist, Brainspotting practitioner, and trained in Internal Family Systems (Level 1). Mary also incorporates play therapy and sand-tray therapy into her work to meet clients' unique needs across developmental stages.

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In addition to her clinical work, Mary supervises graduate interns and pre-licensed professionals across counseling and clinical social work disciplines. She identifies as autistic, ADHD, and a plural personality—bringing lived experience, depth, and empathy into every session.

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Mary holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from Wayland Baptist University, a Graduate Certificate in Addictions Counseling from Capella University, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Child and Family Forensics from William James College. Her prior experience includes inpatient psychiatric work with children and teens and four years with Alaska’s Office of Children’s Services, supporting families navigating trauma, substance use, and systemic challenges.

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Deeply committed to advocacy, Mary also serves on the Alaska Board of Professional Counselors and is President of PBH Foundation, where she works to eliminate barriers to mental health care access across Alaska.