Faculty

Mark is the director of Faithful and True Ministries Inc. and is widely regarded in the Christian counseling community as the treatment leader in the field of sexual addiction. He has published 10 books on the subject including his groundbreaking book, Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction. Mark lectures around the world and teaches at various religious organizations, colleges, universities and treatment centers. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and a divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Daniel is director and founder of The Amen Clinic for Behavioral Medicine. His private practice specializes in child, adolescent, and adult behavioral medicine and nuclear brain imaging. He is board-certified in general psychiatry and child psychiatry. He has authored 15 books, including Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the Six Types of Attention Deficit Disorder and Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, as well as many professional publications. He has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, including The Today Show, Good Morning America, and 48 Hours.

Marnie is a therapist with the Woodmont Hills Counseling Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and the leader of the Bethesda Workshop Ministry. She specializes in sexual recovery, with a specific focus on the treatment of female sexual addiction. Marnie also works with adult sexual abuse survivors and conducts marital therapy around the issues of addiction and abuse. She is also an author and speaker.

Jennifer is Director of Professional Relations for the American Association of Christian Counselors. She received her Master’s degree in counseling from Wake Forest University and has worked in the field of Christian counseling since 1994. Jennifer specializes in working with issues of grief, crisis, and trauma. She currently serves as Coordinator for AACC’s National Crisis Response Team and is a trained trainer through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. Jennifer was director of AACC’s Soul Care TRIP in New York City following 9/11.

Stephen Arterburn is the founder and chairman of New Life Ministries—the nation’s largest faith-based broadcast, counseling and treatment ministry—and is the host of the nationally syndicated “New Life Live!” daily radio program heard on over 180 radio stations nationwide. Steve is also the founder of the Women of Faith conferences attended by over 3,000,000 women. Steve is a nationally known public speaker and has been featured in national media venues such as Oprah, Inside Edition, Good Morning America, CNN Live, New York Times, USA Today and US News & World Report.

Debra is the wife of Mark Laaser and works for Faithful and True Ministries in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

National authority on sexual addiction; noted family therapist in private practice; psychologist; author; lecturer; past national president American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy; approver supervisor—American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapist; Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology; M.Div., Ph.D., Harvard Divinity School.

Executive Director, Fresno New Creation Ministries; associate pastor – Youth for Christ; noted speaker; author of Breaking Free: Understanding Sexual Addiction and the Healing Power of Jesus.