Dr. Mark Chustz, LICSW

Dr. Mark Chustz is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 34 years of experience helping people through big life shifts. He focuses on practical support for midlife changes, stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship concerns. His approach centers on steady listening and clear tools readers can use between sessions.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation and collaborative problem solving. Dr. Chustz draws on client-centered methods to make sessions feel focused on the person's priorities. He also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits that get in the way.

When relationships or intimacy cause pain, emotionally-focused techniques guide conversations about attachment and repair. Jungian and existential perspectives are woven in for clients who want to explore meaning, life purpose, or deeper patterns that repeat across years.

He has long experience supporting people facing caregiving stress, workplace pressure, addiction, and trauma. That work often includes concrete coping practices, communications coaching, and steps to manage cravings or strong emotions. Dr. Chustz aims to help people see small, manageable changes that add up.

Sessions are offered from his Massachusetts practice and are conducted in English. He accepts international clients. To get started, prospective clients are asked to use the site's Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.

How his approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and experience and relies on listening and reflection to guide each session. Online sessions can use that same focus to help people sort priorities, feel heard, and set concrete next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and teaches practical skills for changing patterns. Delivered remotely, CBT can include homework, brief check-ins, and step-by-step plans to reduce anxiety, manage depression, or address addictive behaviors.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and shift relationship and attachment patterns. Over a distance, EFT-style work can still guide conversations about emotional responses and practice new ways of relating to others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and let them work on skills between appointments. Licensed professionals can use the same therapeutic tools remotely, while tailoring meetings to what works best for the individual's schedule and needs.