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.
Cassandra Jordan
MS, LPC-S
Cassandra is a Licensed Professional Counselor - Supervisor who provides psychotherapy services for teens, adults, couples, and families. She specializes in anxiety, depression, grief counseling, and couples experiencing conflicts in their marriage. She is also a military family life counselor for students in Vernon Parish Schools. She has a Masters degree in counseling from Northwestern State University.
Wendy Spinden
MA, PLPC
Wendy is a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor who is working for her full licensure by end of 2024. She focuses primarily on counseling with children and adolescents. 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.