We are a purposefully and mindfully small practice that is dedicated to providing personable, high quality service in everything from billing and scheduling to the therapy you are coming to us to receive. We provide mental health counseling (talk therapy) for individuals 6 years old and up and couples and partners who are struggling with the problems of daily life, anxiety, depression, anger management, and a wide range of other mental health challenges.
Our waiting room and offices are quiet, comfortable, safe places for you to explore the issues bringing you here. We at Black Pine Counseling Center continually strive to deliver the highest quality of counseling to all of those we serve.
This includes, and is not limited to, working to always be inclusive and accepting of all individuals regardless of gender, gender identity, age, race, health status, national origin, relationship status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, disability status, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion.
Our waiting room and offices are quiet, comfortable, safe places for you to explore the issues bringing you here. We at Black Pine Counseling Center continually strive to deliver the highest quality of counseling to all of those we serve.
This includes, and is not limited to, working to always be inclusive and accepting of all individuals regardless of gender, gender identity, age, race, health status, national origin, relationship status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, disability status, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion.
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Founder of Black Pine Counseling Center.
Mark is Licensed through the Virginia Board of Counseling as a Professional Counselor.
He has a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver, and a Bachelor's degree in psychology from George Mason University.
He spent 3 years teaching graduate level psychology at Hebei University in China, designing and implementing his own curriculum across the span of their Master's program.
He then spent several years working in residential treatment for adolescents with a wide range of mental disorders, severe enough to be unsafe in the community.
Mark is Licensed through the Virginia Board of Counseling as a Professional Counselor.
He has a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver, and a Bachelor's degree in psychology from George Mason University.
He spent 3 years teaching graduate level psychology at Hebei University in China, designing and implementing his own curriculum across the span of their Master's program.
He then spent several years working in residential treatment for adolescents with a wide range of mental disorders, severe enough to be unsafe in the community.
The short answer is, It's all about the connection with the therapist.
Give it 3 sessions, and, if at the end of that, you do not feel heard, understood, and that there might be some hope of dealing with this thing to make life better, it's time to move on and try someone else.
There are many different types of mental health therapists out there.
CBT, DBT, Behavioral, Transcendental, Eclectic, Rogerian, etc.
And many of them disagree passionately about what makes people do what they do, and the best ways to help them.
Give it 3 sessions, and, if at the end of that, you do not feel heard, understood, and that there might be some hope of dealing with this thing to make life better, it's time to move on and try someone else.
There are many different types of mental health therapists out there.
CBT, DBT, Behavioral, Transcendental, Eclectic, Rogerian, etc.
And many of them disagree passionately about what makes people do what they do, and the best ways to help them.
We accept all major credit cards, and cash (exact change preferred, as we keep little cash on premises).
We also accept a variety of insurance plan.
We will help you work with your insurance company to determine your payment responsibilities, so please be sure to make us aware of any changes in your insurance coverage.
Payment of deductible/co payment or fee is due prior to the beginning of the session.
Limited number of reduced rate services may be available to existing clients when they experience financial hardships.
We also accept a variety of insurance plan.
We will help you work with your insurance company to determine your payment responsibilities, so please be sure to make us aware of any changes in your insurance coverage.
Payment of deductible/co payment or fee is due prior to the beginning of the session.
Limited number of reduced rate services may be available to existing clients when they experience financial hardships.
Counseling is the process of a normal individual sitting down with a trained professional to talk out the problems of living.
This often involves exploration of the problem, and the issues surrounding it, building awareness of strengths and resources, developing new skills, and eventually creating and enacting a plan to create change that makes things better.
Counseling is hard.
It usually means looking at parts of ourselves and our lives that we would rather avoid.
But it is worth it.
When a person learns to look unflinchingly, and compassionately, at their life, not only can the problem leading to therapy often be solved, but there are unexpected benefits that reverberate throughout life.
This often involves exploration of the problem, and the issues surrounding it, building awareness of strengths and resources, developing new skills, and eventually creating and enacting a plan to create change that makes things better.
Counseling is hard.
It usually means looking at parts of ourselves and our lives that we would rather avoid.
But it is worth it.
When a person learns to look unflinchingly, and compassionately, at their life, not only can the problem leading to therapy often be solved, but there are unexpected benefits that reverberate throughout life.
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