- Stress and anxiety
- Career concerns
- Social anxiety
About Mark
Mark Steinberg is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 12 years of professional experience. He helps people with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career concerns, depression, and coping with life changes. Mark also lists attachment issues, caregiver stress, control issues, guilt and shame, isolation and social anxiety and phobia among his focus areas.
He approaches sessions as a collaborative effort where the client’s perspective guides the work. He frames clients as the experts of their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. Conversations are practical and goal-focused, aimed at clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping.
Mark has experience supporting people from diverse cultural backgrounds and has mentored international students at the University at Buffalo. That background informs how he notices cultural influences on stress, work, and relationships. He uses that awareness to help clients find paths that make sense for their lives.
In sessions he encourages small, manageable steps. He helps people break down concerns into specific actions and experiments to try between meetings. This approach makes progress easier to notice and adjust.
People who are uncertain about therapy or nervous about social situations often find his plain explanations helpful. He invites questions, discusses options openly, and helps set realistic short-term goals. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first appointment.
How Mark Uses Evidence-Based Techniques Online
Mark describes his practice as using evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety and related concerns. One commonly used approach focuses on gradual exposure and behavioral experiments. This involves identifying avoided situations, planning small steps to face them, and reviewing what happened to reduce avoidance over time. It can help with social anxiety and phobic reactions.Another frequent strategy emphasizes cognitive work that looks at unhelpful thinking patterns. This means noticing stressful thoughts, testing how accurate they are, and trying different interpretations or behaviors to see what changes. That approach is useful for worry, low confidence, and repetitive negative thinking.
Finding the right combination of techniques is part of the work. Mark partners with clients to choose approaches based on their goals, everyday routines, and what feels doable. He checks progress and adjusts plans so the methods fit the client rather than imposing a single model.
If you want to use online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking. The practical benefits of online work include fitting therapy into a busy schedule, reducing travel time, and making it easier to keep shorter check-ins between commitments. Online sessions can also allow for experimenting with real-life exposure tasks that occur in people’s daily settings, with follow-up discussion during the next meeting.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career difficulties, depression, and coping with life changes. He also focuses on attachment issues, caregiver stress, control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is his general approach in sessions?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. He treats the client as the expert of their story and identifies strengths to build on.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 12 years of professional experience working with people on anxiety, mood, and life transition challenges.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and practices from New York.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He does not work with international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates are provided during the intake process.
How do I begin a first appointment?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling the first session.