About Mark
Mark Haase is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana. He brings 20 years of experience in social services and counseling to his sessions. Mark speaks English and Spanish and works online with clients from different places.
Early in his career he worked directly in group homes and shelters. He has experience in crisis counseling after Hurricane Katrina and has supported people receiving Medicaid services.
How Mark works
That work exposed him to many common concerns, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, panic, OCD, and ADHD. In sessions he creates a space where people can say what’s on their mind. He draws on client-centered ideas to listen without judgment.
Mark also uses cognitive-behavioral tools to help change unhelpful thinking and behavior. He blends practical skills with motivational strategies to help people follow through on goals. Sessions often focus on concrete steps - coping skills, behavior changes, and clearer thinking.
He encourages steady effort and honest reflection. Mark helps people dealing with stress, addictions, eating and food-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy and relationship concerns, parenting pressures, anger, and self-esteem struggles. He also supports those managing career changes, life transitions, compulsive behaviors, isolation, and questions about life purpose.
People who work with him can expect a straightforward, collaborative approach. He views therapy as a challenging but rewarding process that can lead to greater maturity and a stronger sense of self.
Mark lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Mark works with
The areas below are the ones Mark selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Registers | LMFT, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
Approaches and online options for practical change
Mark uses client-centered therapy to prioritize the person in the room. That means listening closely, reflecting what’s said, and helping people name their feelings and values. This approach can help when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to make sense of things.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, panic, and compulsive behaviors because it gives clear tools to practice between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, live chat can provide a shorter check-in, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving routines, or different time zones and to continue work over time.
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