Mark received his Master’s Degree from Harvard University’s Risk and Prevention Program in 1994 and his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in 2006. His doctoral dissertation focused upon trauma and resiliency among urban youth exposed to community violence. Mark's clinical training included internships and fellowships at: Judge Baker’s Children’s Center, CHAC, Oakland Children’s Hospital, and Kaiser Permanente’s Department of Psychiatry/Chemical Dependency. Additionally, Mark has been trained in specific evidence-based treatment approaches, including: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR); and, Attachment Focused Family Therapy.

Mark was the clinical coordinator for Edgewood’s Turning Point Program where he worked with adolescents and young adults with moderate psychiatric disorders in an intensive community-based program. While there, he develeped and led their DBT Program, and supervised clinicians. He continues to supervise MFT and Psychology Interns and provide group supervision. Mark served as the Child Psychologist at Parents Place in Palo Alto, where he also led workshops for parents and helping professionals. At his private practice in San Carlos, Mark provides psychological services to children, adolescents and adults with a range of issues.

As a professor and training specialist, Mark has provided interactive training and graduate level courses to mental health professionals and counseling graduate students. He was a Training Specialist at UC Berkeley, and Adjunct Faculty at numerous San Francisco Bay Area Graduate Programs. Currently, Mark is Assistant Professor at John F. Kennedy University in the Counseling Psychology Graduate Program. He continues to provide professional training and lectures at non-profit agencies and universities.