Mark Sikora, LICSW

Mark Sikora is a LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Washington with 40 years of experience. He focuses on relationship and family concerns as well as trauma, depression, anxiety, and a wide range of life stresses including blended family issues. He works with adults who are dealing with major life changes, grief, addictions, or struggles with mood and coping.

He uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions often focus on practical steps and skills people can apply between meetings. Mark draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding.

He also incorporates Client-Centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy approaches when helpful. That can mean focusing on clear communication, managing strong emotions, or building daily routines that support better sleep, eating, and stress management. The Gottman Method informs his work on relationship patterns and communication skills.

Mark emphasizes that clients have knowledge about their own lives. He aims to help people use their existing strengths to address problems such as attachment worries, abandonment concerns, or co-dependency patterns. He pays attention to the changing shape of grief and to practical problems that come from chronic illness or caregiving stress.

Sessions are focused and solution-minded, with attention to what can be done next. People often leave with concrete strategies for communication, mood regulation, and coping with blended household challenges. To begin, readers are asked to follow the site process to match and schedule a first meeting.