About Mark
Mark Licitra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 16 years of counseling experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, anger, relationship challenges, career shifts, self-esteem struggles, and bipolar mood concerns. His manner is calm and conversational, and he aims to walk alongside each person toward their goals.
Mark describes his work as collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on clear steps and real-life skills. He listens for strengths and builds on what already works for the client.
Background and approach
He draws from several approaches to tailor care. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers ideas for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for managing intense emotions.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness practices help people notice values and stay present. Mark trained in social work, earning a Bachelor of Social Work from Oral Roberts University in 2004 and a Master of Social Work from Temple University in 2009. He is licensed as an LCSW in Hawaii and as an LICSW in Washington state.
Outside of counseling, Mark is a parent, musician, baker, gardener, and cyclist. He brings a down-to-earth style to sessions and welcomes conversations about spiritual or faith-related concerns when those come up.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful steps toward them. Online ACT sessions can help with anxiety and low mood by teaching simple exercises to notice thoughts without getting stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. In remote sessions CBT often includes homework and short skill practices between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and daily life. That may mean combining ACT and CBT techniques, adding mindfulness, or using DBT skills for emotion regulation. Choices are adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates, try brief coping strategies, or keep therapy going between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using approaches that focus on practical, teachable skills.
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- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Relationship issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii, Washington
- Languages
- English
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