Dr. Mark Pfuetze
LPC, PhD, MA of Counseling, M.Div.
Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Counseling - Covenant Theological Seminary (St. Louis, MO)
Mark Pfuetze is a counselor and counseling professor from Kansas City, Kansas. While traveling internationally as a missionary and recording technician with the JESUS Film Project (CRU), Mark witnessed the isolation that missionaries often experience and recognized how counseling could meet their needs. As a counselor, Mark has worked with a wide range of issues, including marriage and family, anxiety, depression, conflict resolution, teen issues, emotional, sexual, and physical abuse, trauma, and sexual addiction. Mark particularly desires to serve those who have faced complex-PTSD, sexual abuse, trauma, anxiety, relational conflict, and marital strife. He commonly uses EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in his counseling practice.
Personal,
Educational,
and Professional Experience
Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Missouri-St. Louis (2014). Dissertation: Family-of-origin characteristics of men who engage regularly in sexually addictive behavior
Licensed professional counselor (LPC) with the state of Missouri
Masters of Arts in Counseling (2004) - Covenant Theological Seminary (St. Louis, MO)
Masters of Divinity (2004) - Covenant Theological Seminary (St. Louis, MO)
Bachelors of Music in both Music Synthesis and Music Production and Engineering from Berklee College of Music in Boston (1996)
Bachelors of Arts in American History from Kansas University (1993)
Mark has served in campus ministry and as a missionary with the JESUS Film Project (Cru) for several years.
Certified Christian Conciliator through Peacemaker Ministries
Trained in EMDR therapy
Mark is currently an Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Counseling and Interim Co-Director of the Master of Arts in Counseling program at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO