About Mark
Mark Haase is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Louisiana. He brings two decades of experience working in social services and mental health settings. Mark focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and other common struggles.
He communicates in English and Spanish and works with a wide range of concerns. Before his independent practice work, Mark spent many years in direct-care roles.
Background and approach
He worked in a group home for adults with developmental disabilities and at a homeless shelter for teens. He also served in crisis counseling after Hurricane Katrina and provided services to Medicaid clients as a Licensed Mental Health Professional. These roles shaped his practical, down-to-earth approach.
In session he helps people name and talk through feelings. He uses client-centered care to listen and understand what matters most to each person. He also draws on cognitive-behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and motivational methods to build momentum for change.
Mark treats anxiety alongside related issues such as panic, obsessive thoughts, mood disorders, and grief. He also offers support for addictions, eating and food-related issues, ADHD, trauma and family of origin problems. He emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes and helps clients set realistic steps.
His style is straightforward and supportive. He describes counseling as both challenging and rewarding and aims to help people become more resilient and whole through consistent work. People who want practical tools and a clear collaborative plan often find his approach helpful.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
He commonly blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to help people understand their thoughts and try new actions. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship so clients feel heard. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and practicing different responses to reduce symptoms like anxiety and panic.He also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy when emotional regulation and coping skills are needed. DBT-style tools train specific skills for managing strong emotions, reducing impulsivity, and improving relationships, which can be useful for mood disorders and intense stress.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. Sessions are tailored over time, and adjustments are made as progress and challenges emerge.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video works well for deeper sessions and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins and ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines while keeping consistent momentum.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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