Raising a family is tough. The teen years are tougher still. I love drawing up alongside families with teens and walking along side them through these years. I can help teens adjust to difficulties, become more responsible, make healthy decisions, improve their relationships with their parents, peer and others, increase self-esteem, overcome adversity, and grow in their faith. I work with parents so that parents are involved in every step. I help parents to develop and execute strategies to help their teenager(s). Each plan is different because each teen and family is different. I can also, when helpful, work with couples to improve their marriage – something that benefits the whole family!
Teen Counseling
Pastor Mark has been working with teens since 1999 and is very skilled at helping teens increase self-esteem and improve their relationships with their parents, family and friends. It all starts with Jesus at the center.
Men and Men’s Issues
Pastor Mark helps men fight for their marriage, their family, their faith and their self-esteem. Christian men are under attack in our society. God has a plan for men to lead their marriages and families. Jesus at the Center.
Sports Psychology
Successful high school student athletes and their parents know that in order to reach their potential, student athletes need to learn how to keep their head in the game and balance athletics, academics, family and social life.
Pastor Mark has been working with teens since 1999 as a Youth Counselor / Pastor. He earned a Master of Arts in Theology from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He served two of the largest churches in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod as Senior Pastor before becoming a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor through the Board of Christian Professional and Pastoral Counselors.
Pastor Mark is passionate about helping people understand who they are in Christ: a unique and valuable creation in the image of the almighty, living God of the universe. From that point, the Bible opens up a multitude of powerful and effective ways to heal from past and current hurts, grow, thrive, and live the life God intended you to live.
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