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Congruent Counseling Services Mental Health and Substance Abuse care for adults, teens and children
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Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Mark has experience in individual, group, and family counseling.
While individual counseling is great for addressing many issues,
group counseling can produce more profound and rapid change
when used effectively; a combination of both methods is most
effective. Mark has experience in a broad range of issues including:
* Addiction and Substance Abuse
* Depression
* Anxiety, Panic Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsions
* Adjustment Problems
* Parenting Issues
* Marital/Couples Therapy
* ADHD
* Self Esteem Issues
* Family Issues
* Parenting Problems/Training
* Communication Skills
* Anger Management
Mark specializes in working with depressed, acting out, dually
diagnosed teens and their families. His job is never boring! He
enjoys the challenge of working with these kids.
Mark’s role in the practice
Mark is a husband, proud father, and therapist. Mark is the
Director of both Congruent Counseling and Integrative Counseling.
Mark’s goal when entering the field of counseling was to help people
live a more fulfilled and meaningful life. In order to do this well, he
knew he could not do it alone – he needed other therapists with a
variety of backgrounds to work with the varying difficulties of each
different person or family.
In developing the practice, he felt it was essential to offer both
mental health and substance abuse services in one location. While
not everyone needs both services, those that do need them receive
better treatment when they are offered at one location. However,
Mark soon learned that managing the regulations, laws, and
insurance policies of a split system were difficult to provide in one
practice. Hence the existence of two practices under one roof. Ask
him and he will be happy to bore you with discussions of a system in
need of repair.
Mark has 16 years experience in both mental health and substance
issues counseling. He holds a master’s degree in counseling
psychology. Mark is proud to have served as a staffer, group leader,
and eventually as an associate director of the Adult Health and
Development Program under the tutelage of Dr. Daniel Leviton at
the University of Maryland. He developed his beliefs about human
nature and how to help at the AHDP and while working at
Montgomery General Hospital. These two programs provided rich
experience in the needs and wants of people. Mark strives to use
this experience to help people live a more fulfilling life.

