About Mark
Mark Shokair is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and relationship or family concerns. He also works with parenting challenges, addiction, grief, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and attention-related issues. Mark uses clear, practical methods to help people feel less stuck and move forward.
Mark brings seven years as an LMFT to his current independent practice. He previously spent time in broader mental health roles, building experience with a wide range of difficulties and levels of need.
Background and approach
That background informs how he gauges what will be most useful for each person. In sessions he adapts the approach to match each person’s goals. Sometimes that means focusing on thoughts and behaviors.
Other times it means paying attention to bodily felt experience and moment-to-moment awareness. He combines practical tools with conversational work so clients can try new ways of coping between meetings. People can expect a straightforward, collaborative tone in the room.
Mark listens for what matters most, then helps set small, doable steps toward change. He discusses options such as cognitive behavioral techniques, somatic-focused work, existential questions, or hypnotherapy depending on the issue and preference. Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients.
Formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Cost varies by location and a subscription model is used that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Somatic-informed work pays attention to how stress and trauma show up in the body. It uses gentle awareness of sensations and breathing to help people notice and shift physical patterns tied to anxiety or past hurt.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist offers acceptance and reflection so people can explore values, choices, and what feels meaningful in their lives.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and to try different actions that reduce anxiety or depression.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then adapt methods together in a collaborative way.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, while phone sessions work when video isn’t possible. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit therapy around a hectic schedule. These options make starting and continuing therapy more flexible and accessible for many people.
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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