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Leadership


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.


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.


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.

 


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 currently pursuing her doctorate in the same field.


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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