About Mark
Mark Haase is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Louisiana. He brings two decades of work in social services and counseling to his sessions. He speaks English and Spanish and has experience across a wide range of mood and behavior concerns.
His background includes roles in group homes, a youth homeless shelter, crisis counseling after Hurricane Katrina, and work with Medicaid populations.
Background and approach
Those experiences shaped a practical view of therapy. He focuses on clear, ordinary conversation rather than jargon. Sessions aim to help people name feelings and make small, doable changes.
Mark blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques and motivational approaches. He uses these methods to help with anxiety, depression, ADHD, eating and compulsive behaviors, panic, and mood disorders. He also helps with relationship stress, grief, trauma, parenting strain, and career concerns.
In the room he keeps things straightforward. He helps people talk through hard moments, notice unhelpful thoughts, and try different coping strategies. He also works on skills for emotion regulation and relationship communication when those are needed.
People who do well with his style usually want practical steps and honest conversation. He treats counseling as a process that takes effort and time. Over the years he has helped many people find steadier footing after crises and life changes.
Approaches that fit remote therapy
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship. It helps people who need a place to talk through emotions and work out what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for regulating strong emotions and handling intense relationships; it can help with panic, mood swings, and impulse control.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, daily life, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed over time.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this work. Video calls let therapists and clients see facial cues and practice communication skills. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide flexible options for brief support, homework check-ins, and staying connected between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue care during life changes.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English, Spanish