{"id":7109,"date":"2026-02-12T20:31:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familytreecounseling-12c1b53.ingress-erytho.ewp.live\/?page_id=7109"},"modified":"2026-02-26T02:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T02:32:45","slug":"our-founder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familytreecounseling-12c1b53.ingress-erytho.ewp.live\/?page_id=7109","title":{"rendered":"Our Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;In Loving Memory of the Founder of Family Tree Counseling Associates, Mark Smith, LCSW&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/familytreecounseling-12c1b53.ingress-erytho.ewp.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mark-Smith-LCSW.webp&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Mark-Smith-LCSW&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>\u201cI still look back on my time at Family Tree as one of those pivotal life moments. 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