Dr. Marybeth Heather is a group practice owner in Maryland, Part-Time Lecturer, and University Supervisor. Leadership is important to her as she has been active in the Maryland Counseling Association (MCA) since 2011, formerly as the Public Relations Chair, Emerging Leaders Mentor, and Division Mentor. She is the Maryland Association for Counselors, Educators, and Supervisors (MACES) Past-President (2021-2023) and MCA Professional Networking Chair (2018-present).

Dr. Heather was awarded the MCA Presidential Service Award for her leadership in 2016 and the Divison Revitalization Award in 2023 for her work with MACES. She was awarded the Star Clinician Award from her past employer Waystation Inc/Sheppard Pratt Health System, Columbia in 2016 for outstanding clinical service voted by her peers.

She has experience in outpatient mental health services, rapid access to outpatient services post inpatient mental health hospitalization discharge, transitional long-term inpatient to outpatient psychiatric rehabilitation, hospital-based psychiatric consultation, forensic services, child and adolescent therapy, and adult clinical services.

She is a Maryland Board Approved Clinical Supervisor. She holds her NCC and is an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) from NBCC. As a supervisor, researcher, and presenter, she has enjoyed topics on supervision, ethics in supervision, cultural dynamics, broaching, career, coping skills, leadership, telehealth, self-care, documentation, groups, and various treatment modalities to share her clinical community expertise.