About Mark
Mark Shokair is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and relationship strain. He works with adults on issues like panic attacks, anger, parenting concerns, addiction, grief, and life transitions. Mark aims to create straightforward, practical support so people can feel less stuck and start making changes.
Mark uses a mix of approaches chosen to fit each person's needs.
Background and approach
He often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. He also uses Client-Centered Therapy to build trust and guide conversations at the person's pace. Mindfulness techniques and elements of existential thinking help with staying present and finding purpose when life feels uncertain.
Sessions focus on clear goals and doable steps. People can expect to talk through immediate problems, practice new skills between meetings, and adjust the plan as progress happens. Mark keeps language simple and actionable so concepts are easy to use in daily life.
He has seven years as an LMFT and has worked across a range of settings earlier in his career. That experience informs his flexible, down-to-earth style with clients who want both short-term relief and longer-term change. Therapy combines practical tools with personal reflection.
Mark collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their values and routines. The aim is steady progress toward better coping, clearer choices, and renewed momentum.
Approach and online care that fits your life
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's own goals and experiences at the center. The therapist listens closely, reflects concerns back, and helps people decide what matters most. This approach is useful for people who want a supportive, paced conversation about feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and trying small experiments to change them. It helps with anxiety, panic, mood problems, and habits by giving clear tools to practice between sessions.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust techniques if something doesn’t feel right.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text let people check in quickly, do brief coaching, or keep momentum between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or family life while keeping care consistent and flexible.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- 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
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