About Mark
Mark Schiffman helps people who feel stuck by focusing on what they want to change now. He meets people where they are and uses clear, practical strategies to reduce stress, anxiety, addictive behavior, low mood, and relationship problems. He draws on 25 years of clinical experience and holds an LCSW, which means he trained as a clinical social worker.
He practices in New York and offers care for a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue.
How Mark works
In sessions he uses straightforward methods such as cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapy alongside mindfulness and Imago relationship tools. That looks like learning skills for managing strong emotions, trying new ways of thinking, and practicing techniques to calm the body and mind. He also supports people facing caregiving stress, divorce and separation, and end-of-life and hospice related worries.
Mark favors a practical, step-by-step rhythm in therapy. He listens with compassion, helps people sort priorities, and builds individualized plans for change. Work can include short-term goal-focused efforts or longer conversations about deeper patterns.
People can expect a collaborative process that balances skills practice with reflection. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled to fit busy lives with video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Mark lists 4 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.
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
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approach and online therapy options
Mark uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and problem habits. Dialectical behavior therapy is used to teach concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Mindfulness therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That may mean starting with skills training, then shifting to deeper exploration, or mixing approaches to fit a client's changing needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit a busy schedule. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setting is easier to arrange. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, and people who prefer typed communication. These options aim to increase flexibility and make ongoing work more manageable.
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