About Mark
Mark Shokair is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California. He helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and addiction concerns.
Background and approach
He also supports those facing grief, career changes, and struggles with intimacy, self-esteem, or ADHD. Mark works with individuals to set clear, practical goals and to make steady changes that fit their lives.
Mark uses a straightforward, flexible style in sessions. He listens closely and adapts his approach to what each person needs.
Some clients focus on changing thought patterns, while others want relief from overwhelming feelings or better ways to communicate. He keeps sessions practical and goal-directed so people leave with things to try between meetings.
Background training includes a masters degree in counseling psychology and seven years of clinical experience as an LMFT. That combination shapes an approach grounded in real-world problem solving and relational understanding.
He brings experience with a wide range of issues from mood and anxiety disorders to obsessive or compulsive behaviors and substance concerns. Therapeutic methods may include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, existential discussion, hypnotherapy, and mindfulness practices.
These tools are chosen to match each person’s needs rather than used in the same way for everyone. Expect a collaborative process that blends practical skill-building with attention to personal values.
Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. Mark provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles.
Approaches to change in online therapy
Mark commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people find their own answers; it is useful for building confidence and clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood.Finding the right fit is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose or combine approaches based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in early sessions. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and each has practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, reflection between appointments, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English