Mark’s Client Testimonials
I have been around the recovery business for forty-three years and have rarely seen a person take the process of journeying back to wholeness any more seriously than Mark McCarthy. The move from brokenness to redemption is often a very difficult and painful one. And yet Mark’s triumph over devastating circumstances makes his powerful story one that offers so much hope and encouragement to others. Mark has, indeed, allowed his God to bring him home again. And that kind of story we all need to hear.
Mark has been able to skillfully draw out deep emotions and feelings that have been trapped in my heart for years. He is often able to express what I am feeling but unable to say. His depth of kindness and encouragement, coupled with clinical skill, has served to renew my mind in how I approach many of life’s difficult situations.
I wanted to connect with Mark McCarthy because I thought there was a good chance he would understand where I was in my life. I have not been disappointed. He makes eye contact and he listens, he clarifies where necessary and we have connected. He genuinely cares about my recovery from sexual brokenness and especially my walk with Christ. I feel that I am moving in a positive direction as a result of his guidance.
Mark has been a wonderful counselor and has helped me to recover from sexual brokenness and to heal while being separated from my wife for over two years. Mark helped me to understand the core issues that led to my sin and unfaithfulness and to overcome them through Biblical truth. I have grown tremendously spiritually since meeting with Mark and now understand my true self and identity in Christ. He has also equipped me with tools for dealing with the issues that led me to sin, and he has led me in exercises of connecting with God that I will never forget.
Mark is one who offers sound counsel while not causing any feelings of condemnation and I thank God for him! I’m not sure how he does it, but he gets you to share things about yourself TO yourself as if you are counseling yourself. He helps you to see yourself as a weakened man in trouble while, at the same time, accepting and believing in you and strengthening you to reach out to God’s love and truth…Thank you Mark. The change in how I think about who I am is transformational. I can see more of Christ and way less of me. Every relationship I have is increasingly seeing the benefits.
I was in a desperate place in my life and needed help. My wife wanted a divorce and my sons were angry with me. I was addicted to pornography and discovered several times over the years. God intervened and brought Mark into my life. With his help, I dealt with the deeper issues of my life that led to my guilt and shame causing my self-medication. I have experienced a new freedom, hope, joy, peace and a greater ability to love and to be vulnerable. Mark was empathetic, supportive, challenging and engaged every time we met. Mark’s own recovery uniquely qualifies him to speak from a place of genuine authority and victorious healing.