About Maria Savala Mahany, M.Ed., LMFT
Connecting clinical experience with practical education and integrated care.
For more than 30 years, Maria has worked as a therapist, clinical supervisor, educator, consultant, and program leader. She brings an understanding of both direct client care and the teams and systems that support it.
Through So Cal Health Consultants, she helps behavioral health clinicians strengthen their practice and primary care teams bring behavioral health into everyday patient care.
Experience That Connects People, Teams, and Care
Maria’s career spans clinical practice, clinician supervision and mentorship, professional education, program development, and organizational leadership.
Her work alongside physicians and healthcare teams includes supporting behavioral health integration in primary care—connecting clinical expertise with the roles, collaboration, and workflows needed to deliver coordinated care.
Across these settings, her guiding belief remains consistent: quality care depends on knowledgeable professionals, supported teams, and systems that help them succeed.
Why Maria Founded So Cal Health Consultants
After more than three decades in the field, Maria saw an opportunity to bring her clinical, educational, leadership experience together in one place.
She founded So Cal Health Consultants to provide practical continuing education for behavioral health clinicians and help primary care practices successfully integrate behavioral health into everyday patient care.
Today, the company focuses on two areas:
Behavioral Health Integration for Primary Care Practices.
We help primary care practices plan for, hire, onboard, and integrate a behavioral health clinician. Our approach supports clear roles, practical workflows, and collaboration so behavioral health becomes part of everyday patient care.
Integrated support. Supported physicians. Better patient outcomes.
Clinical Education CEUs for Behavioral Health Clinicians in California
Clinical Foundations™: Seeing the Whole Person connects clinical knowledge with everyday practice. Courses offer practical tools to strengthen assessment, treatment planning, and clinical reasoning while recognizing the demands of a busy caseload.
Relevant learning. Practical tools. Supported clinicians.
Experience & Credentials
Maria Savala Mahany, M.Ed., LMFT
More than 30 years of behavioral health experience
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator
Behavioral health integration and healthcare consulting experience
Program development, leadership, and staff development experience
Founder, So Cal Health Consultants
Serving Southern California, including San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange Counties.