POPULATIONS SERVED

Children/Adolescents and their Families

Couples Relationship Building

Men and their Issues

Mid Life Issues

Mood Disorders

Trauma After Effects on Individuals/Families

Mark Bailes, LCSW, BCD
I am a NC Licensed Clinical Social Worker and hold a Board Certified Diplomate of Clinical Social Work. In my years of practice, I have guided children, adolescents, adults, couples and families through difficult passages and life-changing situations.

I often, work with clients who seek help for life changes such as adjustment to a developmental stage or a new situation such as young adulthood to middle adulthood (20's to 30'S), divorce, loss of employment, or loss of a loved one. I also find that in my practice I often work with people who are struggling with more chronic issues, such as Depression, ADHD, ADD, Adult Children of Alcohol/Drug Abuse (ACOA), ongoing relationship difficulties, co-dependency, and Alcohol/Drug abuse. I am particularly interested in family therapy, men's issues, parenting, trauma, relationships with aging parents, Obsessive Compulsive disorder(OCD), compulsive behavior (sexual, computer use, etc.), adolescents, and single parent and stepfamily issues.

I completed my Masters in Social Work at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1984 and my undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona, Tucson in 1974 with a major in Rehabilitation/Psychology.

My treatment approach has developed over years of learning and growing as a therapist and as a person. My own work to reach personal fulfillment, to accept myself and others, and to overcome loss and change in my life has informed the way I work with clients. I see counseling as a collaborative process between the person/family and the therapist. Clients have the chance to explore and understand themselves in the context of their past and current relationships, and to change and grow with the inevitable changes of life. Through this therapeutic collaboration, clients improve the quality of their lives, and their ability to love, work and play.

When working with clients and families I use a variety of theoretical approaches which enables me to choose a treatment model that best fits the client's needs and issues.(Cognitive-behavioral, family systems, interpersonal and psychodynamic). I have also received specialized training in clinical hypnosis, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Critical Incident Debriefing). (Education-Practice links)

I have two office locations: one at Hope Valley Psychotherapy Associates, LLP in Durham, convenient to both Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle, and at Lake Boone Counseling and Psychological Services LLP, just off the Beltline in Raleigh.

EDUCATION

Masters in Social Work MSW, 1984 -
UNC Chapel Hill
Specialization in Mental Health and Child/Adolescent Therapy

Bachelor of Science BS, 1974
University of Arizona, Tucson
Major - Rehabilitation/Psychology

Practice History

 Private Practice
Hope Valley Psychotherapy Associates, LLP
2002 - Present
Lake Boone Counseling &Psychological Services LLP
1994-present - Raleigh, NC
Blue Ridge Psychological Services, PA 1989-1994
Raleigh, NC
Carolina Neuropsychiatric Associates, 1987-1992
Fayetteville, NC

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