Mark Gorkin
Founding Partner of The Stress Doc

Mark Gorkin, MSW, LICSW, "The Stress Doc"™, a nationally acclaimed speaker, popular webinar educator, writer, and "Motivational Psychohumorist"™.  Mark is a founding partner and Stress Resilience and Trauma Debriefing Consultant for the Nepali Diaspora Behavioral Health & Wellness Initiative and is a Cross-Cultural Diversity Training Speaker & Consultant for numerous Federal Agencies.  The Doc is also a Leadership and Life Coach as well as a Clinical Therapist for Inner City Family Services, Washington, DC.  A former Stress and Violence Prevention Consultant for the US Postal Service, he has led numerous Pre-Deployment Stress Resilience-Humor-Team Building Retreats for the US Army.  Presently, Mark does Cross Cultural Facilitation and Presentations for organizational/corporate clients of HR Consulting Firm PRM.

Summary of Expertise

• Ability to energize, captivate and inspire small and large audiences through interactive exercises and humor
• Transform “depressing” or “conflict-laden” topics into real and positively motivating experiences
• Transforms diverse orgs., multicultural groups and workshop attendees into a “collaborative community”
• Acclaimed “Mr. Crisis Intervention” after ten years teaching “Crisis Intervention/Brief Treatment”

Professional Experience

• 2015 – Present    Co-founder of post-Nepal earthquake mental health education/intervention Be Well Initiative (BWI) for the Nepali-American Diaspora
• 2006 – Present   Stress/Conflict, Leadership, Team Building & Humor Programs for US Army, SHRM, EAPA, etc 
• 1995 – 2014   Stress Resilience & Conflict Resolution for Wash. Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
• 2010-2015   Critical Incident Consulting for EAP/Wellness Company Business Health Services and for various government agencies
• 1993 – 1998   Stress/Conflict, Team Building & Violence Prevention Consultant for US Postal Service
• 1991 – Present Founder, Stress Doc Enterprises – Keynote and Webinar Speaking, Facilitation, OD/Team Building & Critical Intervention Services; Executive Coaching and Retreat Leadership
• 1975 – Present;  Part-Time Private Psychotherapy Practice (2005);  Intl Phone Consulting & Coaching

Recent Project Accomplishments

• Plenary Speaker, Statewide Refugee Mental Health Summit/Richmond, VA; Practice Safe Stress; Panel Presenter, SAALT (South Asian/Asian American) Conf; Mental Health Advocacy/Crisis Times
• Workshop Leader for Employee Assistance Professionals Association/Potomac Chapter
• SHRM Speaker; latest:  “Keys to Captivating and Audience” &“Leading with Passion Power”
• Speaker for Eagles Talent Speaker Bureau; last:  Practice Safe Stress for TX Division of Blind Services
• Acclaimed stress program for Cleveland Council of Black Nurses; sponsored by Case Western Reserve Univ.
• Delivered 10 Stress/Conflict Management programs for Fairfax County, VA at Govt. Ctr
• Military and Family Life Consultant – one-month MFLC rotation at Ft. Campbell, KY; coaching with soldiers/spouses; workshop facilitation with ACS group leaders; reach out to soldiers/families
• Founder of “Stress Doc” website acclaimed by National Public Radio as a “workplace resource”