About Mark
Mark Silla is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in New Mexico. He brings 17 years of experience and focuses on practical, person-centered care. Mark keeps the person's needs central and aims to help them clarify what matters most.
He uses a blend of approaches rather than one fixed method. That means sessions can include talking through thoughts and behaviors, learning new coping skills, and addressing painful memories when appropriate.
How Mark works
The work is aimed at helping people reduce stress, manage mood concerns, and make concrete changes in daily life. Mark often helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger. He also supports people facing relationship strain, intimacy issues, career shifts, bipolar mood challenges, and general life changes.
Sessions move at a pace the person is comfortable with and are shaped around individual goals. His style is straightforward and respectful. He listens first, then offers tools and strategies drawn from evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices.
EMDR and hypnotherapy may be included when the person and therapist agree they are helpful. Mark works with adults who want to understand the root of their problems and change unhelpful patterns. He aims to create a space for steady progress and clearer decision making.
Mark lists 10 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
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Mexico |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Online approaches and how they help
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person rather than labels. It involves empathetic listening and helping people name their goals so they can make choices that feel right. This approach is useful for people who want an accepting space to sort out what matters and decide next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions typically include practical exercises and simple tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.
EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, addresses distressing memories by pairing focused recall with guided bilateral stimulation. It can be helpful for people who carry intense memories that interfere with daily life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and past experiences to decide which methods to try. Plans can be adjusted as progress is made so the work stays relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face from different locations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins or when writing helps express thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still working on meaningful change.
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