Down-to-Earth, Evidence-Based Therapy
Expert mental health care for adults, personalized to you. Let’s help you exhale.
Who I Am
Hi, I’m Dr. Mark Versella. I’m a clinical health psychologist whose goal is to make mental health care incredibly effective for you without it feeling stuffy, sterile, or mysterious.
I’ve spent 10+ years working throughout the medical system, as a collaborating psychologist in primary care, subspecialty outpatient settings and inpatient medicine, and as faculty in academic medicine training resident physicians. In doing that, I’ve been lucky enough to speak to folks from all walks of life looking for mental healthcare for the first time. One of the most consistent things I’ve heard from patients is how unapproachable and daunting going to therapy can seem. In my little corner of the world, I’d like to change that.
More than anything, I want therapy with me to seem like you’re working with a real, three dimensional person who you can both feel safe with and be confident that they know their stuff. That starts with showing up as me, without pretense or BS. I want you to know me, so you can make the call as to whether I’m the right person to help you. This is a practice where your individual goals and perspectives are honored, that’s open, safe, and inclusive to all people, where your needs are matched with the best treatments science has to offer.
Ultimately, I want the experience of working with me to provide a sense of relief from what you struggle with, while making the process meaningful and joyful. That feeling of exhaling when you finally go on vacation - the last day of school, the first day at the beach, or just the moment when you can close your laptop for a while - that’s where I want to get you to.
And I don’t want it to take forever! As much as I hope you enjoy working with me week to week, we all live busy lives. I want to make myself obsolete as quickly as I can, and I do that by trying to not just help you get better, but teach you along the way why therapy works the way it does so you can be your own therapist long after we’ve finished working together.
Let’s hang out and make your life better.
What I Do
Big picture, I work primarily with adults, provide individual therapy, and treat a wide range of mental health difficulties. I specialize in taking care of folks who have both medical and mental health challenges, as well as medical professionals, which has grown out of 10+ years training in and leading treatment teams in various medical settings, from primary care offices to inpatient medical and psychiatric units and beyond. I’m also an expert in treating anxiety, trauma, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
I primarily work with folks in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with a specific focus in the Philadelphia metro area. I’m also able to see people throughout all PsyPact participating states via telehealth video.
Interested in Meeting?
Let’s find a time to chat and talk over what you need and how I can help. I’d love to speak and see if I’m the right fit to help you. Fill out the form to get started or click below for other ways to get in touch.
