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Mark Mikyska, LCPC

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Mark

Mark Mikyska is an Illinois-licensed counselor (LCPC) who brings 18 years of clinical and crisis work to his practice. He integrates Internal Family Systems with mindfulness, psychodynamic, trauma-focused, and existential perspectives to help people make sense of painful patterns and develop practical skills for daily life.

Background and approach

His approach emphasizes respectful, sensitive collaboration that aims to empower clients to rely more on their own insight and resources. Mark has worked across a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, sleep difficulties, parenting and family matters, and mood concerns such as bipolar.

He also supports people facing chronic illness or pain, caregiver stress, control and communication problems, dissociation, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Sessions are offered in English and are provided to clients in Illinois only.

Clients can expect a warm, interactive style that balances exploration of underlying patterns with practical strategies for coping and change. He frames therapy as a collaborative process and assists each person in identifying approaches that fit their needs, values, and goals.

Integrative Approaches Online - Practical and Reflective

Internal Family Systems (IFS) views the mind as made up of different parts and supports learning to relate to those parts with curiosity and care; it can be helpful for unpacking trauma, chronic patterns, and inner conflict. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing concrete strategies to change them, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Existential Therapy explores meaning, values, and life directions to help people navigate transitions, grief, and questions about purpose.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they assess what resonates and adjust course over time so therapy feels relevant and workable.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different session formats, and access support from home while still engaging in the same clinical approaches used in traditional therapy.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Mark works with a wide variety of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy difficulties, addictions, grief, sleep problems, parenting and family matters, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
What is the therapist's general approach to therapy?
The practice combines Internal Family Systems with mindfulness, psychodynamic, existential, and trauma-focused techniques to balance insight and practical coping skills in a collaborative, respectful manner.
How long has this clinician been practicing?
He brings 18 years of experience working as a therapist and crisis worker in the Chicago area and surrounding Illinois communities.
What are the clinician's credentials and where are they based?
Mark holds an LCPC credential with license number IL LCPC 180008022 and practices in Illinois.
Are services available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and scheduling.
How is cost and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDomestic violenceEmptinessFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English