I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with over 35 years of professional work experience helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with grief and loss, bipolar disorder & depression, to name a few. I have worked inpatient, outpatient, residential, partial hospital programs and online. The most extensive was 19 years with the VA. My degrees are in Psychology and Mental Health. While I do not aspire to any particular theoretical approach, I am most closely aligned with Christian based , cognitive behavioral and solution driven therapies. The most important components of helping are communication, expressing emotions and having hope that change can occur.
Additional areas of focus: Aging and geriatric issues, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Communication problems, Emptiness, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
FL LMHC MH4013
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Mark has been a huge help to me. Thank you!
Written on Dec 16, 2024 after therapy with Mark S. for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and grief
I am so thankful I got connected to Mark Macko with better help.
Written on Dec 05, 2024 after therapy with Mark S. for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and bipolar disorder
Mark is personable, patient, supportive… He encourages me to keep moving forward. It is remarkable how someone can be so helpful in only such a short time knowing them.
Written on Dec 03, 2024 after therapy with Mark S. for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd