MARK SMITH
MA, LPC, LCSW
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Marriage and Family Counselor/Life Coach Expert
MARK SMITH Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Marriage and Family Counseling
- Career Focus
- Mental Health Counselor
- Affiliation
- Member American Counseling Association, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
Do you want to find ways to make your life better? I can help you find happiness in your personal life and your relationships.
I have a Masters Degree in Counseling from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
I believe in helping individuals and families identify their personal strengths and showing them how to use these strengths to overcome the problems in their lives. I have been providing mental health services for individuals, couples and families since 1980. I have worked with people with a wide range of problems such as depression, anxiety, marital problems, substance abuse, domestic violence, etc. I have experience working with people of all ages including children and teens.
I am available to be your coach, by phone, to work with you on a regular basis to meet your personal goals to improve your life.
I accept many major insurance companies, Master Card and Visa.
My office is located near the Kansas City, Missouri Truman Sports Complex.
For more information check out my website: www.independencecounselor.com or email me at mark@independencecounselor.com.
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After The Holidays-fighting The blues
Now the excitement and rushing around for Christmas and New Years are over you may be feeling blue, your energy level may be low. This is not uncommon. Most of us have been so busy trying to get everything done and now it is over some of us, especially the older ones, have to push our selves to ...
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Do values count?
I recently watched the movie “A Solitary Man.” In it the lead character, Ben, finds out he has a medical condition, which needs to be treated. Instead of seeking treatment and talking with his family he chooses to become very hedonistic in how he lives his life. Over the next few years he leaves behind a trial of women he seduced, criminal dealings in his business and even a disappointed grandson.
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Why has it take 40 years to discover how to improve IQ?
Back in the 1950s, Professor Jensen - a leading authority on intelligence - concluded that nothing could be done to improve our IQ level - that it was fixed from early childhood. This was the scientific consensus. Numerous studies investigating the effect of different types of cognitive training over the past 40 years have not done much to change this view - that is, until 2008 when a team of cognitive psychologists from Bern, Switzerland and Michigan, United States, demonstr
January 10, 2010
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Hydrocephaly and what it tells us about the human mind
What is hydrocephaly? Hydrocephaly or hydrocephalus - also known as ‘water on the brain’ is a brain disease that affects 1 in every 500 births, making it one of the most common developmental disabilities - more common tha Down syndrome or deafness. It was first described by Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician. It wasn’t until the 20th century that effective treatments were developed for it, and there is still no known cure. So what is it? Our brains are suspended in a
December 20, 2009
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Mark Smith
Mark Smith, Individual, Family and Marriage Counseling. Life Coaching, Mediation and Educational Services. Located in Kansas City Metro area.
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Mark Smith provides individual, family and marriage counseling for residents of Eastern Jackson County MO. Near by cities include Independence, Kansas City, Raytown, Blue Springs and Grain Valley.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from MARK SMITH
I have been helping couples with their marriages for over 30 years. I have found couples who can learn to be "best freinds" can have happy lasting relationships even if they don't agree on everything.
I believe in helping you find and develop your strenghts looking more at the future and building hope. We need to understand the past but not live in it.
Contacting MARK SMITH
My email address is mark@independencecounselor.com
My phone number is 816-353-5363- if I am not available please leave me a voice mail.
My office address is:
Mark Smith, Professional Services, LLC
14428 E 42nd, St, S, Suite 208
Independence, MO 64055
How to get started
I have a Web site www. independencecounselor.com and a blog http://coachmark-kc.blogspot.com/ where you can learn more about my approach and beliefs.