Our Team
Mary Dove, LCSW
Executive Director and Founder
Mary Dove, the Founder and Educator of the Center of Narrative Studies, is a Licensed Psychotherapist with over a decade of clinical experience. With a private practice in Chelsea, she also provides psychotherapy at The Juilliard School Counseling Services.
She is well known in New York City for her work as a leader, community organizer and educator, through her large scale projects engaging and supporting women in changing the dominant cultural narrative, such as Changemakers: Spotlighting Women Revolutionizing Change and Urban Retreat: A Storytelling Weekend.
In recent years, in accordance with her long time interest in creativity and the power of story, Mary has studied at the Narrative Therapy Centre in Toronto, Canada, learning the extraordinary benefits and powerful techniques of this collaborative approach to counseling and community work.
Cassie Brooks
Creative Director
Cassie Brooks is a creative director. She’s also an actress and writer who is incredibly passionate about education and the way the brain works. Cassie has been working creatively in this field since she was 17, handling a vast array of things like branding, social media, content creation, and more! On any given day you might find her at the beach, kombucha in hand, ideas spinning. And, if she’s not at the beach or in her home office, she’s probably watching Antiques Roadshow. You can follow her on Instagram here: @cassie_brooks_
Alli Cravener
Program Manager
Alli Cravener is a program manager and writer who is passionate about connecting people through words. Alli studied English at Arizona State University and has found her niche uniting concept and content in the realm of mental health and the expressive arts. Alli's interests include painting, history, learning about other people, and wearing the color pink. She likens herself to a "mouse in a palm tree", and she loves it that way.