What is the Panic/Anxiety/Recovery Center?
Panic/Anxiety/Recovery Center (PARC) is a specialized outpatient treatment center in Chicago that provides state-of-the-art, comprehensive treatment for anxiety and related disorders. We customize our services for adults, adolescents and children. While our main office is in Chicago, we also offer a satellite office in nearby Skokie, Illinois, and provide distance-learning options for those living outside our immediate area.
We have helped thousands of people conquer anxiety disorders and move on with their lives
Founded more than 20 years ago, PARC grew from a need to offer short-term, effective treatment for people in the Chicago area whose lives were disrupted by an anxiety disorder. We provide both individual and small group therapy.
Specialized small group treatment programs include:
- Panic Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Social Anxiety
- Public Speaking Forum (Stage Fright)
- Fear of Flying
- Phasing Down Anxiety Medications
- Dealing More Effectively with Anxious Children
Recognizing the relationship between anxiety and other psychological conditions, our multidisciplinary specialists and consultants also treat depression, relationship difficulties, loss and bereavement, marriage and family problems, life after divorce, and much more.
"I feel so much better now, not having avoidance of elevators control my life."
- Hayley
Community education
The PARC staff also works to educate the community, helping reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues. We host community seminars designed to inform the public about anxiety disorders, participate in local television and radio shows, and write articles in local and national publications. We also offer periodic free community anxiety screenings, as well as professional presentations.
Corporate services
In May 2007, Employee Benefit News, a leading publication for human resource professionals, and the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health, a program of The American Psychiatric Foundation, released the results of a national survey in which employers from across the country selected mental illness as the health issue with the largest impact on indirect business costs.
Want to educate members of your company about anxiety disorders and related conditions? We offer stress reduction seminars, executive coaching, retreat planning and conflict resolution services.
About Mark Pfeffer, Director of the Panic/Anxiety/Recovery Center
Mark Pfeffer has been a licensed psychotherapist in Illinois and California. He is Director of the Panic/Anxiety/Recovery Center of Chicago. PARC is a specialized outpatient treatment program that provides office and online, state of the art, services for anxiety and related disorders. Mark received his Masters degree in Rehabilitation Psychology from Boston University with additional post-graduate work at UCLA. He also served as the Commissioner of Social Services for the City of Santa Monica and is an active clinical member of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA).
Mark has appeared on the Discovery Channel and the National Geographic Channel for a special series on unique phobias and has appeared on A&E's hit show, Hoarders. He has been featured and quoted regarding mental health issues in various media outlets, including ABC7 Chicago; Chicago Tribune; Pioneer Press, WGCI-FM and Home & Garden magazine. He has also authored numerous publications, and was a recipient of the 2002 Golden Bell award from the Mental Health Association of Illinois for an article he co-authored on Panic Disorder.