Mark Robertson

Dr. Mark Robertson is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), a Certified Trauma Treatment Specialist (CTTS), and a Diplomate in the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP). Furthermore, Dr. Mark Robertson is retired military. Before military-medical retirement, he was a Board Certified Chaplain (BCC). As a military chaplain, Dr. Robertson deployed three times in support of combat operations. He receives Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) for service during the Iraq War.

From 1999 to 2014, Dr. Roberston worked as an emergency room (ER) chaplain in Level One Trauma Centers. Dr. Robertson specializes in crisis intervention, addiction treatment, trauma pastoral care, critical incident stress management (CISM), and mass casualty (MASCAL) response.

Finally, Dr. Robertson is a published author. His book is entitled, Emergency Room Chaplain: Crisis Response and Clinical Care for First Responders and Combat Veterans.

This book, ER Chaplain, is a collection of PTSD case studies, written from the perspective of DSM diagnosis. The research question, underlying 50,000 hours of clinical experience, is, “How can death-casualty notifications be delivered in ways that encourage posttraumatic growth, instead of producing posttraumatic stress?” Each intervention considers ways to mitigate moral injury, to encourage religious coping, and to facilitate posttraumatic growth (PTG).