Our Staff
The Staff of BrightHope Counseling
Mark D. Ifland
MA, LPC, LMFT
Mark Ifland is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT). He has thirty years of experience in the field of counseling and is a qualified provider of neurofeedback. He opened BrightHope Counseling in 2009.
Mark provides counseling for individuals, couples, and families. He has worked extensively with behavioral and emotional difficulties, domestic violence issues, post-traumatic stress, ADHD, autism, and marriage and family relationships. He provides developmental assessments for children with suspected ADHD and/or autism. He also uses neurofeedback as a treatment for a variety of conditions.
Wendy Spinden
MA, PLPC
Wendy is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses primarily on counseling with children and adolescents, especially those who are neurodivergent. She uses art therapy as well as cognitive behavioral, solution focused, and mind/body trauma therapy approaches. She has a Masters degree in clinical mental health counseling from Liberty University.