About Mark
Mark Holton helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of experience and practices from Colorado.
Background and approach
He writes plainly, listens closely, and focuses on practical next steps clients can try between sessions. He blends time-tested approaches like mindfulness and cognitive behavioral strategies.
Sessions are rooted in real-life problem solving and in learning skills to reduce distress. He aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable for people with busy lives.
Mark brings a long history of helping people navigate painful events and ongoing stress. He also runs an applied behavioral analysis company in Colorado that he started in 2015.
That work informs his attention to measurable progress and what really changes day to day. In sessions he emphasizes clear goals and simple homework.
He may introduce breathing and grounding practices, perspective shifts, or behavior experiments to test new ways of coping. The focus is on what helps most between appointments.
Outside of practice he is a father of two boys, which shapes his practical approach to solving family-related stressors. People who prefer direct guidance and collaborative planning tend to find his style helpful.
Approaches and online options that fit your life
Mindfulness-based methods teach simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept up in them. These techniques can help reduce ongoing worry and improve emotion regulation in daily life.Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. This work is practical and goal-oriented, often using short experiments and homework to change patterns that fuel anxiety and low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review your goals and try methods that match your needs, adjusting steps as you learn what helps most. The process is collaborative, with room to change focus when something isn’t working.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let you talk face to face and use visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep progress moving forward.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English