About Mark
Mark Schiffman is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of practice in New York. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction struggles, ADHD, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He aims to reduce overwhelm and create practical steps that fit daily life.
He uses clear, concrete techniques rather than abstract jargon. Sessions often include problem-solving, behavior-focused exercises, and mindfulness tools. He also draws on approaches that help people regulate strong emotions and improve communication with close others.
Background and approach
Mark’s work is collaborative. He listens for what matters most and helps set short-term goals that build toward longer change. Many clients find value in learning new routines, handling impulsivity, or strengthening coping skills for sleep, eating, or anger concerns.
His background includes a master’s degree from New York University and long clinical experience across individual, group, and family settings. That experience informs practical options for people facing trauma, caregiving stress, or complicated life transitions. Sessions are conversational and structured around real-life problems.
Mark helps people try specific strategies between meetings and tracks progress together. The overall aim is clearer thinking, calmer responses, and more confidence in daily choices.
How his approaches translate to online care
Mark often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, eating, and ADHD-related patterns.He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are useful when someone struggles with strong reactions, impulsivity, or relationship conflict.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. He works with clients to decide which methods match their goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and visual connection. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging let clients communicate between sessions or use brief coaching-style exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to try different ways of working when needed.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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