ABOUT
Marc, a trilingual Jewish Licensed Mental Health Counselor based in Long Island, NY, combines his passion for geek culture with over a decade of counseling experience in various capacities. Through his private practice, Alchemy Counseling, Marc helps fellow geeks struggling with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. A longtime fan of Dungeons & Dragons, Marvel, DC, and Star Wars, Marc creates a welcoming space for nerds to explore their mental health. In addition to counseling, Marc is the author of The Alchemy Approach, a guide for clinicians to effectively intervene with patients experiencing suicidal ideation.
He’s currently working on his second book, The Geek’s Guide to Contentment, aimed at fellow nerds and geeks to find strategies for attaining and maintaining contentment as well as pursuing additional training as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to integrate psychotherapy and medication management. When not gaming or rock climbing, he’s expanding his language skills — proficient in English, Spanish, and Italian, with French and Hebrew as his current works in progress.
To learn more about Marc you can visit www.alchemycounselingny.com or follow him on Instagram @Alchemy_Counseling