- Mindfulness oriented
- Trauma informed
- Skills focused
About Mark
Mark Mikyska, LCPC, is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with 18 years of experience. He offers a calm, direct style and focuses on helping people handle stress, worry, grief, and life changes. His work often addresses depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, and relationship strain. He also helps with sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, and issues connected to ADHD and bipolar conditions.
Mark uses a mix of practical and reflective methods in sessions. He blends cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors. He also brings psychodynamic and trauma-focused ideas into conversations to understand how past experiences shape present responses.
Sessions are interactive and respectful. Mark aims to help people build skills they can use outside of therapy and to encourage greater self-awareness. He emphasizes collaboration and invites clients to name goals and priorities for therapy.
He has experience working as a crisis worker and with veterans in the Chicago area, which informs his approach to trauma and emergency situations. That background shapes how he responds when someone is feeling overwhelmed or unsafe.
People who choose Mark can expect straightforward feedback and practical exercises alongside deeper, reflective work. He focuses on helping people regain control of daily life, reduce distress, and find more meaningful ways to cope. To begin, visitors are invited to use the site tools to match and schedule a session.
Therapeutic approaches and how online work can help
Mark blends cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused work with mindfulness practices to address current problems and past harm. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Trauma-focused therapy centers on working through the impact of traumatic events so daily reactions become less disruptive. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and will suggest methods that fit those needs. Decisions about which techniques to use are made together, and plans can change as progress is made.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, or check in during a short break. It also lets people continue care after a move or when local options are limited. Licensed professionals adapt exercises, homework, and conversation to the online setting so clients can practice new skills between visits.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
Mark works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related problems, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, anger, career stress, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.
What is his therapy style like?
His approach is warm, interactive, and respectful. Sessions mix practical skill-building with reflective conversation to help people notice patterns and try different responses.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 18 years of experience working as a therapist and crisis worker, including work in the Chicago area with veterans and people in emergency situations.
What credentials does he hold and where is he based?
He holds an LCPC, which is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential in Illinois, and he practices in Illinois.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with him?
He is not currently accepting international clients.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start therapy with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.