Dr. Mack Harnden has been a licensed psychologist for over 39 years and is currently the Executive Director of CPS. After completing his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas, he founded and directed in Christian Psychological Services in Lawrence, KS which later expanded to Kansas City. Prior to his graduate training, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served 4 years on active duty to include one year as a combat infantry officer in Vietnam. He provides counseling and therapy with adolescents and adults, families, couples and organizations. His clinical work includes working with clients with Depression, Anxiety, Self-esteem, Geriatric Challenges, Family and Work Relationships, and Career/Vocational Challenges to include Job Selection and Transition. He is particularly skilled at integrating one’s faith into all aspects of their lives so that they have an inspirational, harmonious and life-guided relationship with God. Dr. Harnden is particularly interested in working with Veterans to include those challenged with Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD).
In addition to his clinical work, he has consulted with hundreds of businesses since 1989, specializing in Succession Management, Leadership Development and Coaching, Executive/Career Assessments, Organizational Effectiveness, Strategic Planning and Team Building. As a senior business consultant, his primary goal is to enhance and sustain the results-driven performance and fulfillment of corporate leaders and the profitability of their organizations.
Since 1985, Dr. Harnden has also developed a high level of expertise in educating and motivating individuals to Give and Receive Forgiveness and to be generous with others. He is the founder and current President of the Forgiveness Institute. Sponsored by the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, he envisioned and directed the First National Conference on Forgiveness which took place in Kansas City in 1993. In addition, Mack envisioned and co-directed the first international conference on forgiveness which took place in Amman, Jordan and Jerusalem in December 1999. During this conference, 300 individuals attended from 30 countries. He currently offers Workshops to churches, mental health professionals and other groups on the “Process and Power of Forgiving” those who have deeply hurt us. In such workshops, he uses a variety of movies that illustrate the stages through which individuals typically progress to forgive those that have hurt them. Guiding clients through these stages is an integral part of Dr. Harnden’s therapeutic approach.
Dr. Harnden has been married for over 50 years. He has two grown children and three grandchildren. He is very active with his church in Kansas City and enjoys playing golf.