Mercy Burton Russell, MSW, EDD

Mercy Burton Russell, MSW, EDD, President of Leadership with Mercy, LLC, has expanded her practice to North Scottsdale, Arizona to provide coaching, consulting and educational programs to local residents. Serving clients nationally and globally on a virtual platform, she is excited to bring her expertise in Bowen Family Systems Theory to mentor leaders in business and families. She is now offering professional education in the application of systems theory in therapy, ministry and family enterprise.

Dr. Russell helps leaders of organizations and family business to optimize team performance, elevate their vision and clarity and navigate complex relationship dynamics strategically. She has brought her passion and curiosity to IBM, Dwight Asset Management, Vermont Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Northwest Medical Center of Vermont, the University of Vermont, Burlington School District, Planned Parenthood of Vermont, the Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, Vermont and the Vermont Department of Social Welfare (the fields of technology, finance, insurance, healthcare, education, ministry and nonprofit social service).  Formerly a strategic partner at Workplace Solutions in Burlington, Vermont from 2005 to 2016, Mercy has extensive experience consulting at all levels of businesses and organizations.

Trained as a psychiatric social worker at UCLA, Mercy has worked extensively in the mental health field as a therapist and consultant. Her specialized training in abuse, addictions and psychophysiology have prepared her for extensive work with optimization of performance and  attention. Using these skills, she is particularly passionate about guiding clients through complex life transitions and crises.

As a life long meditator and spiritual seeker, Dr. Russell is opening her practice to include mentorship for high functioning individuals experiencing a spiritual crisis. The pain and fear experienced privately by these individuals is often treated as an illness. Mercy has the background to discriminate the turmoil of spiritual uncertainty in the midst of symptoms of emotional distress.

Mercy hosts a weekly radio show, the Remarkable Relationships Show with Mercy Russell, on 1150 KKNW which produces a podcast and YouTube video.  She interviews a wide variety of individuals about important relationships in their lives, answers listener live and emailed questions.  She brings compassion, deep curiosity and appreciation of the magic in relationships to the audience and her clients.