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 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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
