About Mark
Mark German is a licensed clinician who combines practical therapy methods with steady experience. He holds an Illinois LCPC and brings 34 years in the field to help people handle stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulty, and addictive behaviors. He uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs.
Sessions focus on clear goals like reducing panic attacks, improving sleep, easing grief, or building better communication. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at small, manageable change.
Background and approach
Mark leans on methods such as cognitive behavioral work and acceptance strategies to change unhelpful patterns. He also draws on attachment-oriented perspectives to look at how early relationships shape present struggles. Therapy blends skills practice, reflection, and real-life adjustments.
People come to him for a variety of concerns including self-esteem struggles, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, ADHD, mood disorders, and overwhelm from caregiving. He helps people sort out control issues, isolation, and life purpose questions as well. Sessions are practical and paced to the client.
Mark offers phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging options for ongoing support. He aims to keep the work useful and relevant to everyday life.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life-purpose work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and practicing different behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic, insomnia, or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships influence present patterns and can help with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and communication struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to what matters to the client, talk through options, and adjust methods to match goals and preferences. That collaborative process means methods can shift as needs change over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter call is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options make consistent support easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 34 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English