Saya Des Marais, MSW, is a former therapist, a mental health trainer, and a freelance mental health writer. She holds a graduate degree in clinical social work from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
During her years as a mental health clinician, she provided individual, group, and family therapy services in community mental health clinics, public school districts, residential treatment facilities, and, most recently, a mental health app. She’s delivered dozens of trainings on motivational interviewing, an evidence-based counseling method for behavior change.
In 2019, Saya founded her mental health content and copy business, serving mental health tech companies, treatment facilities, therapists and group practices, and more. Through her mental health content, she strives to make life-saving mental health research and information easily digestible to those who need it most. You can learn more about Saya on her website or her LinkedIn.
