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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Relationship issues
About Mark
LCSW in Utah with 40 years of experience, Mark Jim Shelton works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. He emphasizes clients' strengths and treats people as experts in their own stories. He supports practical steps toward change and helps people take those first steps.
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address both everyday struggles and longstanding problems. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical skills that can be used outside of the room. He talks through current symptoms and life situations to build strategies for managing stress, panic, obsessive thoughts, and mood shifts.
Mark has worked across a long career and draws on that experience to recognize patterns that show up again and again. He pays attention to how past family experiences affect present behavior and relationships. This includes work on codependency, family of origin issues, and patterns linked to addiction and chronic illness.
People meet him for help with trauma-related symptoms, phobias, panic attacks, and self-harm concerns as well as for support with life purpose and rebuilding self-regard. He also addresses sexual addiction and relationship struggles in focused sessions. For people coping with chronic pain or illness, he helps integrate emotional work with everyday management.
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Cost varies with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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How evidence-based methods fit into online sessions
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical skills people can use day to day. Cognitive approaches look at patterns of thinking and teach ways to shift unhelpful thoughts, which helps with anxiety, panic, and mood problems. Behavioral strategies involve gradual exposure and activity planning to reduce avoidance in phobias and social anxiety.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients' feedback guides which techniques are kept and which are changed.
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, medical appointments, or caregiving by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people keep continuity of care when life or location changes, while still focusing on the same evidence-based skills and session goals used in face-to-face work.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. Additional areas include addiction, OCD, panic, phobias, and chronic pain.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical skills and clear goals. Sessions emphasize strengths and client expertise in their own story.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 40 years of professional work experience. That background informs how he recognizes patterns and plans treatment steps.
What are his credentials and location?
He is an LCSW licensed in Utah. His practice is listed as located in Utah.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.