Marcus Bachmann is an American businessman, clinical therapist, and psychologist who co-founded Bachmann & Associates, a Christian counseling center in Minnesota, with his wife Michele Bachmann in the 1990s. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Union Graduate School (now Union Institute & University) and has over 30 years of experience in the field, specializing in counseling services including vocational rehabilitation. Bachmann is best known as the husband of former U.S. Congresswoman and 2012 presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, whom he married in 1975. The couple has raised five biological children and fostered 24 others, reflecting their commitment to family and Christian principles. His clinic emphasizes conservative family values and has been criticized for offering conversion therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation, though Bachmann has denied engaging in such practices. Despite his credentials, he was not a licensed clinical psychologist in Minnesota as of 2011. Bachmann has largely stayed out of the political spotlight but supported his wife's campaigns, and his professional life has intersected with politics through the counseling center, which received government funding during Michele's time in Congress, raising questions about conflicts of interest.