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Online therapist

Mark Reeves

Calm, practical therapy for families and relationships

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Mark

Mark Reeves is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience in Virginia. He focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, improve relationships, and cope with major life changes. He speaks plainly and works to make sessions practical and straightforward for busy adults.

He typically helps people tackle communication problems and family issues. He also addresses divorce and separation, workplace stress, and process addictions such as problematic use of porn, exercise, or gambling.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to build clearer communication and steadier coping skills. Mark combines compassionate listening with strategic guidance. He draws on evidence-based techniques and tailors them to each person’s needs.

That means concrete tools you can try between sessions, not only talk during the appointment. Parents and partners often come for help sorting relationship patterns and getting better at day-to-day communication. He also works with men facing identity or behavioral challenges and people wrestling with self-esteem or life transitions.

Appointments use straightforward formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The goal is to make therapy fit into a busy life and offer options that suit different comfort levels.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Two common evidence-based techniques he uses are skills-focused problem solving and brief cognitive strategies. Skills-focused problem solving teaches a step-by-step way to define problems, generate options, and try practical solutions; this helps with communication breakdowns, workplace stress, and family conflicts. Brief cognitive strategies look at stressful thoughts and offer simple ways to test and reframe them, which can reduce anxiety and improve decision making.

Each person’s needs are different, and finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. He will collaborate with clients to decide which techniques fit their goals and comfort level, and then adjust as progress is made. The aim is a shared plan that feels useful and doable.

Online therapy with video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging gives flexibility for busy family schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, while phone, chat, and messaging make it easier to stay consistent when time is tight. These formats support ongoing practice of skills between sessions and make it easier to keep therapy going through life’s changes.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Mark address?
He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, family problems, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. He also works on communication problems, divorce and separation, men's issues, process addictions, and workplace issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a compassionate yet practical approach that emphasizes clear communication and real-world skills. Sessions focus on strategies clients can use between appointments.
How long has he practiced?
Mark brings 25 years of clinical experience working with adults in a range of interpersonal and life-change concerns.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia, listed as VA LCSW 0904005376.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Appointments are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and preferences.
How do I begin therapy with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

Specialties and expertise

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
Virginia
Languages
English

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