About Mark
Mark Shokair is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, relationship strain, and challenges with parenting or life transitions. He also supports those dealing with trauma, addiction, anger, self-esteem, and career concerns.
Mark uses straightforward, practical conversations to help clients find clearer steps forward. He listens first to understand what matters most, then works with each person to set realistic goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on building everyday skills that make life easier and more manageable. His approach draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behavioral strategies.
He also brings existential ideas to help people grapple with meaning and choice when life feels uncertain. Over seven years as a practicing LMFT, Mark has worked in independent practice settings with adults facing a wide range of difficulties. He adapts therapy to the person in front of him rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
That means practical tools one week and deeper reflection the next, depending on progress and goals. Sessions are offered in English and Mark accepts clients internationally. He works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
People who want an initial match can start by completing a short questionnaire and scheduling a session.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client's perspective and personal priorities. In online sessions this means the therapist follows what the client brings, asks open questions, and helps the person identify their own next steps. It is useful for building trust, improving communication, and feeling understood.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Online CBT often uses short between-session tasks, practical experiments, and structured discussion to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address ADHD-related routines and organization challenges.
Existential therapy helps people think about meaning, values, and choice when life feels uncertain. It can be helpful for clients facing big transitions, career questions, or ongoing worries about purpose.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and therapist check progress and change course when something is not helping.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions suit people who need lower bandwidth or a quicker check-in. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief coaching, check-ins, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, parenting, and busy schedules.
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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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