Mark Shoaf
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCSIM
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
7 Endorsed
1380 Old Freeport Rd, Suite 2B, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Waitlist for new clients
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The funny thing about life's hurts, they generally do not just get better on their own. Running from a problem is a race we will never win. My goal is to create a warm safe and relaxed place for you to explore, to discuss, to learn and maybe laugh. The outcome is for you to feel empowered in your life and to have HOPE. Changing or healing often require learning new skills so my approach is as much about coaching as it is about counseling. My primary counseling modes are Cognitive Dissonance and Reframing and REBT (Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy). Together we create the tools for HOPE that are custom made for you.
I am not a passive therapist. Sessions are interactive. There is an emphasis on establishing a strong and collaborative therapist-client relationship. I am an ally and a coach for you.
Call or Email Mark Shoaf now for a free 15 minute consultation - (412) 407-4070
Let's Connect (412) 407-4070
Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Capital Blue Cross
- Highmark
- Independence Blue Cross
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Out of Network
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (412) 407-4070
Mark Shoaf
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCSIM
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Pennsylvania / PC006005 Mark Shoaf
- In Practice for 15 Years
- Certificate from Indiana University Of Pennsylavania M.A. Student Development / 1989
- Certificate from NBCC 251419 / 2011
- Attended Waynesburg University, Graduated 2009
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (412) 407-4070
Mark Shoaf
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCSIM
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Personality Disorders
- Spirituality
Expertise
- Functional Communication, Conflict Resolution
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Christian Counseling, Grief and Loss
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (412) 407-4070
Mark Shoaf
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCSIM
7 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Religion
Christian
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Christian Counseling
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cognitive Reframing
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gottman Method
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Psychoanalytic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- REBT
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (412) 407-4070
Mark Shoaf
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCSIM
Location
Primary Location
Choices-n-Changes Counseling
1380 Old Freeport Rd
Suite 2B
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 407-4070Email me
Nearby Areas
Call for a free consultation now - (412) 407-4070
Mark Shoaf
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCSIM