About Marcos
Marcos (Mark) Garza offers calm, direct support for people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life changes. He emphasizes practical steps and clear conversation so clients can start making changes sooner. Mark works to create a respectful space where concerns are heard and real goals are set.
Mark is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with six years of experience. He adapts sessions to each person's needs, using a mix of approaches chosen for their usefulness and fit.
Background and approach
That means sessions can include skill building, reflective conversation, or focused trauma work depending on the situation. Common issues he addresses include relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, and ADHD-related challenges. He also works with panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, social anxiety, and post-traumatic stress.
Sessions aim to reduce symptoms and build practical ways to manage day-to-day life. Mark combines client-centered conversation with action-oriented methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based strategies. He also uses dialectical skills for emotion regulation and EMDR for trauma when appropriate.
Each plan is adjusted as progress is made. Therapy sessions are tailored and straightforward. Mark focuses on helping people notice what’s getting in the way, try small changes, and track what helps.
He encourages honest talk about setbacks and builds on strengths to create lasting coping skills.
Approaches for online work and practical tools
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by practicing new skills and testing ideas in everyday life. It often helps with panic, social anxiety, and obsessive thoughts. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that can reduce the impact of distressing memories through guided processing when trauma is a key concern.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that fit, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process means plans can change as needs and progress evolve, so you won’t be locked into one method from the start.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skills practice, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, and busy schedules while using approaches that aim to produce practical change.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English