Spokane Counseling Services is owned and operated by Marvin Deubel an Eastern Washington University graduate with a Master of Science in Counseling, Education, Developmental Psychology.

Experience:

• Mental Health Professional working in Spokane and Stevens County since 2009.
• Current Adjunct Professor at Whitworth University.
• Registered Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator.
• Specialize in assessment and treatment in both childhood and adult ADHD.
• Certified in Suicide Assessment, Treatment and Management.
• Facilitated Group and coaching on improving Executive Functioning skills at a center specializing in treatment of ADHD and Learning Disabilities.
• Past Mental Health Professional for the Department of Corrections.
• Facilitated Anger Replacement Training for at-risk adolescents.
• Facilitated a Sleep Hygiene Group for school aged children and adolescents

Background:

• Raising a family with my wife of 10+ years.
• As a youth growing up in a low socio-economic community I learned the value of resilience, goal setting and relationships.

Philosophy:

• Treatment Approach

  • My experience as a therapist has taught me that people of all ages who struggle with ongoing anxiety, anger, insecurity and depression, seek a greater understanding and meaning of their experience than mere diagnosis and symptom management.
  • I am an attachment-based therapist who believes that our cognitive and emotional processes provide important insights towards understanding how we are able to gain/maintain connection with others and advancement in our personal goals.
  • ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
    • I believe that this diagnosis without an in depth understanding of the true nature of disorder offers little to no relief towards symptom management.
    • I aim to provide a comprehensive understanding about the true nature of the disorder. I teach identification of symptoms and practical interventions for daily life.
    • This is one of the most treatable psychiatric disorders.

• Adult Mental Health

  • I believe that most people are in therapy in order to feel more connected to others and understood. They are seeking a deeper meaning as to why they are suffering in the first place.
  • I believe that positive relationships and the ability to manage emotions in those relationships has the greatest impact towards quality of life.
  • I believe therapy is supposed to increase our understanding of our own emotional experiences.  It provides insight into how our thinking and behavior can both attract and repel relationships.

• Parenting / Family 

  • I aim to increase influence (not control) in the relationship between Parent and Child
    • No this does not mean I do not emphasize natural consequences for behavior.
  • Children/adolescents already know that they should behave well and are naturally motivated to do so. They want and expect their parents to maintain a role of leadership in the home.
  • Although I do work with children and teenagers individually, I place a great emphasis on relationship within the parent-child dynamic. This means Parents will have an active roll in their child’s counseling experience.

• Fatherhood / Men

  • I am passionate about fostering a change in the way our culture views the roll of fatherhood and men’s mental health.

• Passions

  • Family
  • Music
  • Sports
  • Movies