MARY KREITZ 

Mary Kreitz loves working with the kids everyone else would give up on - those kids that other people would label as “bad” or “hopeless.”

Kreitz began working at C&A in 2002. She worked in outpatient services, school-based services, group services and the Trauma-Informed Day Treatment program before moving on to become the trauma lead for C&A’s trauma program. In this position, she provides trauma therapy for children/adolescents who have experienced trauma. As the agency's training director, Kreitz supports the staff at C&A by providing them with information about the latest updates in the field of trauma, providing professional trainings, and assisting with difficult cases. Kreitz also coordinates with other agencies in the community who serve children and families who have experienced trauma, abuse and neglect. She provides training throughout the community on topics including trauma, ACES, grief and suicide.

Her educational background includes a master’s degree in community counseling from the University of Akron. She is certified in TF-CBT, is certified as a trauma and loss specialist by the National Center for Trauma and Loss in Children and a trained provider of EMDR and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.

Kreitz enjoys going places in her spare time, including traveling. Some of her favorite local places includes her love of libraries! Yes, they are an amazing place to find books, but they also offer movies, music, electronic resources, games, activities, and community gatherings.   

Fun facts about Mary:

Favorite ice cream: Any high quality vanilla topped with gooey hot fudge.

Favorite pizza: Luigi’s in Akron.

Favorite children’s books: An avid reader of children’s and young adult literature, some of her favorite children’s books include Stuck by Oliver Teffers, The Monster’s Monster by Patrick McDonnell and The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater. She also has read all of the Wings of Fire series, all of Rick Riordan’s mythology-based novels and the Harry Potter stories

Hobbies: She is a huge fan of live theater and is a season ticket holder for the Broadway series in Cleveland. She also loves to cook and bake, skills which she often weaves into her professional life by supplying delicious snacks to her co-workers and creating things in the kitchen with clients.