Mark Sikora, LICSW

Mark Sikora is a licensed clinical social worker with decades of experience helping people facing depression, anxiety, bipolar concerns, grief, and intimacy-related issues. He approaches clients as the experts on their own lives and helps them use their strengths to move toward a more satisfying life. Taking the first step can be hard, and he aims to offer steady support while people make changes.

He draws on multiple practical approaches in sessions, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered methods. Conversations focus on what is happening now, patterns that keep problems going, and small steps clients can try between meetings. Skills work and values-guided choices are used alongside open listening.

Mark has long experience with trauma, addictions, stress from caregiving, and relationship concerns. He also addresses a broad range of life challenges such as career stress, sleep and eating difficulties, and coping with chronic illness. His work includes attention to attachment, abandonment, and blended family issues when those themes arise.

Sessions typically center on practical tools for managing emotions, improving communication, and rebuilding connection with what matters. He offers coaching-style feedback when helpful and supports people through difficult life transitions.

Mark holds a LICSW, practices in Washington, and works in English. People who are looking for steady, experienced guidance for emotional and relationship struggles may find his straightforward, strengths-based approach useful.

How this therapist uses online approaches and therapeutic methods

Mark uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people get clearer about what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. ACT often helps when people feel stuck by worry, low mood, or life transitions because it focuses on meaningful choices rather than only changing thoughts.

He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and to practice new behaviors that reduce symptoms. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and for building coping skills people can use day to day.

Finding the right blend of methods is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose approaches that fit their goals and preferences, adjusting methods as progress is made. Clients help shape what happens in sessions so therapy matches practical needs.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling around work or caregiving, avoiding travel time, and fitting brief check-ins into a busy day. Session format options are not specified here, so confirm available session types before booking. Online work can make regular contact more doable while keeping the focus on skills, communication, and problem solving.