Mark Mikyska, LCPC

Mark Mikyska is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 18 years of experience. He offers a warm, interactive style and focuses on helping people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and everyday habits. He aims to empower clients to manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and trauma-related concerns.

He draws on mindfulness therapy to help people slow down and notice automatic thoughts and behavior patterns. He also uses psychodynamic and trauma-focused ideas to look at how past experiences shape current reactions. Sessions emphasize practical steps people can try between meetings, not theory alone.

Mark has worked as a therapist and crisis worker in the Chicago area. That background informs how he supports people through intense or sudden challenges, including grief, caregiver stress, first responder concerns, and life changes. He also has experience with addiction, bipolar issues, and sleep problems.

He keeps sessions collaborative, asking what matters most to the person in front of him and tailoring work to those goals. Parents often find help with parenting stress, anger, and communication problems. He also helps people dealing with abandonment, isolation, and the long-term effects of abuse.

People who meet with Mark can expect direct conversations, practical tools, and attention to thoughts and everyday habits that sustain problems. He invites people ready to make changes to take the next step and schedule a meeting to talk about goals and next steps.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and notice recurring thoughts. It can help with anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and daily habits by offering short practices to use between sessions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and routines. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and behavior patterns that keep problems going because it breaks issues into clear steps and homework people can try.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then try methods that fit those priorities. Adjustments are made over time based on what is working.

Confirm the therapist's available online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins, or reduce travel time. It also lets people practice skills in everyday settings and bring real-life situations to discuss in-session.