Dr. Mark Mayfield is an author, speaker, counselor, professor, and suicide survivor. He has
extensive experience with adolescents and families focusing on self-injury and suicidality. Dr.
Mayfield is currently Founder and CEO of Mayfield Counseling Centers in Colorado Springs,
CO, which serves nearly 20,000 appointments a year. He is also an Assistant Professor of
Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Colorado Christian University. Dr. Mayfield is a contributing author to several different magazines and websites.
His first book, in collaboration with Focus on the Family, “Help! My Teen is Self-Injuring: A Crisis Manual for Parents” His second book The Loneliness Epidemic will be available Fall of 2021 through NavPress.
Dr. Mayfield has lived in Colorado since 1991, he is married to his wonderful wife, Sarah, and
together, they have two beautiful daughters. In his free time, he enjoys running, hiking, camping,
fishing, working with horses, reading classic books, and cooking gourmet meals for his family.