Enhancing Success with Therapy for Executives
Gain the Competitive Edge
Dr. Marcus provides therapy for executives to navigate persistent pressure by refining decision-making capabilities, safeguarding their capacity, and propelling execution. The psychological systems mitigating ambiguity into advantage by deciphering patterns and augmenting the ability to execute under duress.
Dr. Marcus furnishes high-performance mental health solutions for leaders, wherein mental focus integrates with sustainable progress through adaptable learning. Ultimately, a leader's well-being constitutes their competitive edge.
Why Invest in Yourself as a Business Leader
True leadership requires more than strategy and skill—it requires personal clarity, resilience, and insight. Executives who commit to their own development gain an edge that goes beyond the boardroom. At ExecPsychologyOC, we provide therapy for executive with the depth and focus you need to strengthen both your leadership and your life.
By working with Dr. Marcus, you will:
Gain clarity in decision-making by addressing blind spots and thinking with greater precision.
Build resilience under pressure, ensuring you remain steady and effective through uncertainty.
Enhance communication and influence, creating trust that inspires teams and stakeholders.
Integrate purpose with performance, leading authentically and aligning personal values with business goals.
Strengthen organizational impact, modeling adaptability and psychological insight for those you lead.
Differentiate yourself as a leader, where technical skills may be matched, but self-aware leadership sets you apart.
Executives who invest in themselves not only perform at a higher level but also create sustainable success for their organizations. Our work focuses on unlocking this potential—so you can lead with confidence, clarity, and impact.
DR. DEKE MARCUS — LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
Dr. Deke Marcus is a California-licensed psychologist (PSY28934) with a unique ability to bridge the worlds of psychology and business leadership.
The Collective Centre of Psychology, Inc., founded in 2017, is dedicated to helping individuals through psychodynamic principles. Dr. Marcus works with clients to uncover the unconscious patterns, emotional conflicts, and formative experiences that shape their present lives. Drawing on extensive psychoanalytic and depth psychology training, including mentorship with a Jungian Certified Analyst, he helps individuals explore identity, relationships, phase-of-life transitions, and meaning.
Recognizing that executives and business leaders face a different set of pressures, Dr. Marcus established ExecPsychologyOC. This practice is focused on the human side of leadership—helping executives navigate stress, role conflict, organizational dynamics, and high-stakes decision-making. ExecPsychologyOC is solution-driven and performance-oriented, blending clinical expertise with strategies that enhance clarity, resilience, and effectiveness.
Before entering psychology, Dr. Marcus worked as an Information Technology Executive in startups, private firms, and large publicly traded companies, giving him firsthand understanding of corporate culture, rapid change environments, and leadership demands. He interfaced with Owners, C-Level Executives, Presidents / Vice Presidents, Directors, Managers, and Employees. Combined with his psychology training, this experience allows him to meet executives at the intersection of personal insight and professional performance. His experience with military veterans also includes an understanding of culture, stress-related struggles, and adjustment difficulties, informed by his doctoral research with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs on the impact of resiliency training on post-traumatic stress in service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dr. Marcus earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Arts in Psychology from Pepperdine University, and a Doctorate in Psychology (PsyD) from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Executive Psychology OC provides the following:
Private and Confidential Sessions
Personalized Treatment plan for Leadership Enhancement
Direct Communication Access
Dr. Marcus' Office or Your Office
Telehealth is an Option
Customized Scheduling
Direct Payment Only
Dr. Marcus’s clientele include business executives and leaders in the Fortune 500, Government, Military, Investment Banks, Real Estate, Technology and Education.