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Susan A. Tangires, M.S.
Director |
Ms. Tangires
has been affiliated with FRI and Epoch Counseling Center
since 1998, when she was a graduate student intern at the
Catonsville office. Ms. Tangires joined the clinical staff
of Epoch Counseling Center in March 2000 as a part time
counselor while also working as the Assistant Coordinator for
Guide Program, Inc.'s two outpatient facilities in Montgomery
County, Maryland. Ms. Tangires served Epoch as a coordinator
since 2001, first at the Southeast location in Dundalk and
more recently in Catonsville. In the role of Coordinator,
Ms. Tangires provided clinical training to numerous student
interns, many of whom went on to work as members of the Epoch
staff. She has also worked in a group private practice in
Glen Burnie since 2004.
Ms. Tangires'
clinical experience includes not only substance abuse
treatment, but treatment for a variety of other issues such
as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders,
domestic violence, career changes, and relationship
problems. She is dually licensed in Maryland, as a Licensed
Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed
Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC). Ms. Tangires
continues to work clinically with both adult and adolescent
clients in addition to her responsibilities as Director.
Ms. Tangires
earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the
University of Maryland, College Park and a Master of Science
degree in Clinical Community Counseling from Johns Hopkins
University. Prior to entering the field of counseling, Ms.
Tangires worked for 11 years as a bank examiner with the U.S.
Treasury Department's Office of Thrift Supervision. This
experience provided a strong foundation in accounting,
finance, management development, problem solving, and team
building which have proven useful in the position of
Director.
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George Knipp, M.S.
Clinical Coordinator
Catonsville |
George Knipp,
M.S., joined Epoch Counseling Center in June 2006 as a
full-time counselor at Epoch's Lansdowne Office, providing
individual and group therapy to adult and adolescent
clients. While at Lansdowne, Mr. Knipp developed Epoch's
first Co-Occurring Disorders Group for dually diagnosed
clients, a program he has expanded to Epoch's Catonsville
office, where Mr. Knipp now serves as Office Manager.
Mr. Knipp is a member of the Friends Research Institute Human
Resources Advisory Committee, and a member of the Baltimore County
Bureau of Substance Abuse Sub-Committee for Co-Occurring
Disorders.
Mr. Knipp earned his B.A. in Writing and his M.S. in Pastoral
Counseling, both from Loyola College in Maryland. He has
also completed graduate work at American University and Johns
Hopkins University. Prior to joining Epoch, Mr. Knipp
completed focused counseling internships in substance
abuse at Epoch, and in health psychology/chronic pain
management at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.
Before starting his career in counseling, Mr. Knipp was a Sr.
Director of Human Resources, for the Generation division of
Constellation Energy in Baltimore.
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Pete Taylor, M.A.
Clinical Coordinator
Dundalk |
Pete Taylor, M.A., is a licensed, clinical
professional counselor (LCPC) and a board- approved alcohol and
drug supervisor. He joined the Epoch Counseling Center in July
2009 as the Clinical Coordinator of the Dundalk office. For six
years prior to joining the Epoch staff, he was formerly employed
by Baltimore County Department of Social Services in the
capacity of Director of the Young Parent Support Center.
Mr. Taylor’s clinical experience includes working with victims
and perpetrators of domestic violence, incarcerated men and
women, chronically mentally ill adults, families and children,
and substance addicted individuals. One of his areas of special
interest is counseling individuals and groups in anger
management. Mr. Taylor developed the curriculum used in the
Baltimore County Detention Centers for anger management while
employed as a therapist by the county in 2002. He currently
provides services to a small private caseload of clients with
needs in this area.
Mr. Taylor earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Science
and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Towson
University. He has conducted workshops in anger management,
healthy relationships, aspects of the helping relationship and
maintaining appropriate boundaries for agencies including
Friends of the Family and the United States Armed Services
Family Services Division.
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Manette Mapa, M.S.
Clinical Coordinator
Lansdowne |
Manette Mapa is
a licensed professional counselor (LCPC), certified
addictions counselor (CSC-AD), and board-approved alcohol &
drug supervisor. She has been with FRI & Epoch Counseling
Center since 2000, when she started out as a graduate intern
at the Catonsville office. She then joined FRI’s Social
Research Center as a clinical interviewer for studies
utilizing Motivational Enhancement strategies for adolescent
outpatient substance abuse clients and adult drug court
probationers. Ms. Mapa returned to Epoch Counseling Center
in Catonsville as a part time counselor in 2003 and became
Clinical Coordinator for the Lansdowne office in 2005. She
currently provides clinical supervision to counseling staff
and interns while also maintaining an active caseload of
group and individual clients.
Clinical interests include treatment of substance abuse,
co-occurring disorders, mood and anxiety disorders,
relationship problems and women’s issues. Research interests
include the integration of psychology and spirituality with a
focus on positive psychology. Ms. Mapa obtained her Bachelor
of Arts in Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University in
the Philippines. She completed her M.S. in Pastoral
Counseling at Loyola College in Maryland where she is
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Dana Sohlberg, B.A.
Clinical Coordinator
Essex |
Dana Sohlberg joined
Epoch Counseling Center in 2008 and is a certified associate
counselor (CAC-AD), certified prevention professional (CPP),
and board-approved alcohol and drug supervisor. Her
previous experience includes working as a counselor with
co-occurring intensive level patients at the University of
Maryland Medical Center, Community Psychiatry. She worked
as a counselor and prevention coordinator at Treatment
Resources for Youth in Baltimore, where she served high-risk
adolescents in the community and lead in-school prevention
efforts in three city schools. She also served as the
Assistant Director of the agency for two years.
Ms. Sohlberg earned her
Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County, and has completed graduate work
at the University of Baltimore. She is currently enrolled
in the Masters in Counseling Education program at McDaniel
College.
Other clinical interests
include acudetox therapy in treating addiction. Ms.
Sohlberg recently became certified as an acudetox specialist
and is using acupuncture as an enhancement to substance
abuse treatment. Additionally, she has a special interest
in working with children and adolescents who have
substance-abusing parents.
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