Dr. Mark Chustz, LICSW
Massachusetts · 34 years in practice
Dr. Mark Chustz is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 34 years of experience helping people through difficult life changes.
License and registration
- LICSW, Massachusetts
- 120150 · expires May 2027
- NPI
- 1740418342 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 34
- Languages
- English
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About Mark
Dr. Mark Chustz is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 34 years of experience helping people through difficult life changes. He focuses on emotional struggles such as addiction, grief, anxiety, and depression.
He also helps with relationship and intimacy questions, parenting concerns, and career stress. Dr. Chustz uses emotionally-focused ideas to help people notice and name strong feelings.
He pairs that with client-centered listening so each person feels heard.
Background and approach
He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques when people want concrete steps to manage thoughts and behaviors. People often seek him out for help with trauma, compassion fatigue, and caregiving strain. He works with those facing abandonment or family of origin issues, and with people coping with divorce, cancer, or aging concerns.
He also supports people dealing with anger, low self-esteem, and ADHD-related challenges. In sessions he emphasizes practical tools alongside exploration of meaning. That may include learning new communication habits, building coping plans for stress, or mapping patterns that keep problems repeating.
The goal is clearer choices and steadier emotions day to day. Dr. Chustz is based in Massachusetts and conducts sessions in English.
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and he accepts international clients. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mark lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Mark names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online emotional work
Dr. Chustz often draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and soften strong emotions that shape their reactions. EFT-style work focuses on noticing patterns in how feelings and needs show up, which can help with grief, intimacy worries, and relationship tension.He also uses client-centered methods that prioritize listening and reflection so the person sets the pace and goals. For people seeking concrete strategies, he brings in cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits for stress, anxiety, and addiction concerns.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan as needed. Together they decide which methods feel most useful for the challenges at hand.
Online sessions make it easier to keep therapy consistent. Video calls allow face-to-face work when that matters. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing support between sessions and can fit busy schedules or times when writing through a problem helps more than talking.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does he commonly address?
He works with issues such as addiction, grief, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy struggles. He also helps with parenting stress, career concerns, trauma, and caregiver strain.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He blends emotionally-focused work with client-centered listening and practical cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions aim to clarify feelings, build skills, and create manageable steps forward.
What is his professional background?
He brings 34 years of clinical experience supporting people through life transitions and emotional challenges. That background includes work with mood disorders, trauma recovery, and caregiver support.
Where is he located and licensed?
He practices from Massachusetts and holds the LICSW credential. Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with him?
International clients are accepted and can connect for sessions from other countries. Sessions are conducted in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules. Clients can choose the format that works best for their routine.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. That process matches needs and preferred formats before the first session.
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