Sylvia Mahr
Sylvia Mahr, LCSW, is currently living and working in Western Montana.
She was born and raised in the LDS church until the age of ten when her parents
joined the fundamentalist polygamist group known as the AUB, Apostolic United
Brethren. She became a second wife after the death of her first husband. After
twelve years of living polygamy she left this marriage. She went back to school
and graduated form the University of Montana with a bachelor’s degree in Social
Work. She then went on to get her masters degree at Walla Walla College. She has
been a LCSW since 2002 as well as a Mental Health Professional, implementing
community mental health commitments. She has extensive experience in working
with children and families. She is currently working with children, families,
adolescents, adults, veterans, relationship issues and grief,
loss, trauma, and anger management classes, etc. She works for the community mental health center in her
area and has a successful part time private practice in Stevensville and
Hamilton MT. None of her children are living polygamy and her children
have good relationships with their polygamist relatives. Sylvia’s primary
concerns regarding polygamy are the complexities of families and women who try
to leave polygamy and the difficulties encountered in trying to integrate into
mainstream society. She has been a board member to Tapestry Against
Polygamy since 2000.
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