Mark Silla
Calm, practical therapy focused on the individual
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed in
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Mark
Mark Silla is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 17 years of experience. He focuses on meeting each person where they are and guides them through changes that feel meaningful. He keeps individual needs first and helps people identify what underlies their struggles.
He draws from several approaches rather than using a single method. That means sessions look different depending on the problem and the person. Conversations often aim to clarify thoughts, shift unhelpful patterns, and build practical skills for daily life.
Background and approach
In practice, Mark helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, family issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar challenges, and coping with life changes. He treats those topics by focusing on the person, not a label, and by working step by step toward goals. Sessions are collaborative.
He listens first, then suggests approaches like cognitive or behavioral exercises, mindfulness work, or EMDR when it fits. Hypnotherapy is another tool he may use for targeted issues. Clients can expect short-term skill building and longer work when needed.
The emphasis is on discovering roots of problems and changing thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of everyday life. He practices in New Mexico and offers therapy in English.
How specific approaches work online and why they matter
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship. Online sessions let the therapist follow the client's lead while offering reflections and support to clarify goals and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In video or text sessions, clients practice concrete exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, helps process traumatic memories through guided procedures. When appropriate, parts of EMDR can be adapted for remote work while the therapist guides pacing and steps during a session.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide whether client-centered listening, CBT exercises, EMDR, or another tool fits best for their situation and goals. Choices are adjusted as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. That makes it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, revisit short exercises between meetings, and stay connected without long travel. These options support consistent care and let people use the format that feels most comfortable.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English
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