About Mark
Mark Saverino helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. He is a licensed clinical social worker in California and brings 35 years of experience to his work. He speaks English and offers sessions through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Mark keeps conversations direct and practical. He listens for what feels most urgent and helps set clear, achievable steps. Sessions focus on building day-to-day coping skills and improving how people respond to difficult feelings.
Background and approach
He works at a pace set by each person, aiming for steady progress rather than quick fixes. Mark adapts his approach to each person’s needs. He pays attention to practical problems like communication breakdowns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and life transitions.
He also supports people facing grief, end-of-life concerns, and questions about life purpose. His style is respectful, down-to-earth, and goal-focused. People often come with strong emotions that get in the way of daily life.
Mark helps them name those emotions and try small changes that reduce their intensity. He can offer tools for reducing impulsivity, addressing isolation, and improving motivation and confidence. Throughout the process he emphasizes collaboration.
He helps people set realistic goals, reviews progress together, and adjusts plans when needed. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s Start Therapy steps to match and schedule sessions based on availability.
Approaches and online options for practical change
Mark uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on helping people manage strong emotions and improve daily functioning. One common approach emphasizes practical coping skills for anxiety, stress, and depression - teaching breathing, pacing, and simple behavioral steps to reduce overwhelm. Another approach centers on grief and loss work, guiding people to process difficult feelings, honor what they have lost, and find manageable ways to move forward. These approaches are explained in plain language and applied to the real, everyday situations people bring to sessions.Finding the right fit is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose and adapt approaches based on their goals, current challenges, and preferences. Treatment plans are revisited and adjusted so techniques match what is actually helping.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people use visual connection when helpful. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow for brief updates, written reflection, or scheduling flexibility. These options support continuity of care and make it easier to keep therapy consistent with daily routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English