Mary Martin is the founder and heart of Building Bridges for the Mind. Although she enjoys the outdoors with a good cup of coffee, her highest priority is the development of the minds and hearts of not only her own children, but the hundreds of others she has had the opportunity to nurture and teach over the years. Standing in the trenches with her own family unpacking spectrum disorders, learning challenges, and motor deficiencies pushed her to become a Licensed Davis Autism Approach® and Davis Concepts for Life® Facilitator as well as a Certified Cognitive Developmental Therapist.
With a background in anatomy and a strong curiosity for the human psyche, she discovered programs that consider the whole person and not simply a diagnosis or a label. Having taken one of her own daughters through these life-changing programs, Mary experienced the dynamic results firsthand and yearned to share her knowledge with the world. She quickly become a beacon of light for families and individuals who struggle with autism, executive functioning skills, learning challenges, and developmental delays. She believes each person is created with a specific purpose and has great value regardless of their current abilities. Mary’s desire is to help those who are struggling to find their footing and achieve their full potential in life.
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Travel: I only work at my own premises
Online services: I coach online or in person
Delivery Languages: EnglishEnglish
"I have been very pleased with the way the Davis Approach has helped my kiddo. It seems to really help him in two particular areas.
First, in everyday routines. He has had more success following basic directions and completing tasks. I typically reference the topic “Order” that was covered in the curriculum. Second, when challenges arise with other individuals, I am able to refer to certain concepts (emotion, trust, right, wrong) that he mastered via the curriculum. He then typically calms down and is reasonable! In short the sessions helped him establish a way to organize the world around him."
Liz Smith, parent
With the dedicated guidance of Mary Martin, the Davis program helped her learn to identify and express her emotions verbally, instead of in the form of violent impulses. Mary also taught US how to set and enforce clear expectations. Destiny had a list of requirements she had to complete each day in order to earn privileges. If she refused to comply, we enforced consequences, and she eventually learned that harmony in our home was worth her effort.
She just turned 13 and the difference in her behavior is night and day. Her schoolwork has improved. Her relationships with her siblings have improved. Her participation in her chores at home is so much better. Her attitude has improved, and we are very pleased for her! Destiny is adopted and we have always held on to the scripture, Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” We believe that her future is bright, and we certainly attribute at least part of that progress to her time working through the Davis Program. We are forever grateful for Mary and her intervention."
Holly Melendez, parent
The Davis Concepts for Life program has been truly an amazing journey. My Davis facilitator, Mary Martin, was truly superb! She has gone above and beyond to help guide me through my own program which really opened up a whole new pathway for my own personal journey with myself and others. It is a very comprehensive program with a lot of concepts to process, but well worth it when you are done. It gives you a great feeling of self-accomplishment to be able to finish the entire program. Mary made it so enjoyable to not only master all these concepts, but to also engage in all the various explorations. I am truly thankful to the Davis Autism Foundation for giving me this wonderful opportunity and helping me to obtain this incredible experience! Thank you so much Mary for all your efforts in working with me, it was such a great honor to be able to do my program with you.
- Daphne
