About Mark
Mark Sherling is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and ADHD. He focuses on practical, down-to-earth work that helps people feel less overwhelmed and more able to cope. Mark aims to empower individuals to recognize strengths and make workable changes in everyday life.
He draws on a person-centered stance and uses cognitive behavioral ideas to shape sessions. That means conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on small, doable changes that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
Background and approach
Sessions move at a practical pace and emphasize problem solving and skill building. Mark has a background working with people in crisis and with those facing grief, trauma, and compassion fatigue. He also supports people dealing with anger, relationship strain, intimacy questions, parenting stress, and career shifts.
His approach keeps the client’s goals central while addressing immediate needs. Sessions are offered in English and he works with international clients by online formats. Mark tailors his work to the person in front of him, balancing listening and direct feedback.
He helps clients set clear, realistic goals and tracks progress over time. People who want straightforward, practical therapy find his style accessible. He meets clients where they are, focuses on strengths, and helps build routines and coping strategies that fit daily life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Mark uses a person-centered approach that centers sessions on the client’s concerns, values, and goals. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace to build trust and clarity about what to change.He also applies cognitive behavioral techniques that break problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. These tools help identify unhelpful patterns and introduce small, practical changes like new routines, coping skills, and thought experiments that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. These methods are often useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress management.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. He will collaborate with each client to choose which methods fit their needs and preferences, adjusting plans as progress is tracked. This shared decision making keeps goals realistic and focused on meaningful change.
Online therapy offers flexible access through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and interactive work, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick updates, brief skill coaching, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care across locations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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