Dr. Mark Chustz
Experienced therapist blending evidence-based care and depth
LICSW Massachusetts
- Experience
- 34 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Relationship, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Mark
Dr. Mark Chustz is a licensed clinical social worker with 34 years of practice who emphasizes cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered and emotionally-focused methods.
Background and approach
He combines practical skill building with an appreciation for personal meaning, guiding people through addiction, grief, relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, and other emotional challenges. His approach blends straightforward strategies for managing symptoms with opportunities to explore deeper patterns and life transitions.
Working from Massachusetts, Dr. Chustz draws on extensive experience helping clients cope with stress, trauma and abuse, parenting and family problems, career concerns, and issues of intimacy and self-esteem.
He also attends to concerns such as compassion fatigue, ADHD, substance use and recovery, abandonment and codependency, and the strains of caregiving and serious illness. Sessions aim to foster understanding, increase coping options, and support intentional change.
Clients can expect a collaborative, respectful style that values empowerment and practical progress. Dr.
Chustz frames therapy as a partnership in which individuals identify goals, practice new skills, and build resilience while examining the personal and relational forces that shape their lives.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Dr. Chustz commonly integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods when working online. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and addictive behaviors. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and nonjudgmental listening, creating space for clients to explore feelings and priorities at their own pace.He also draws on emotionally-focused techniques to help people address relational and attachment concerns by tracking emotional responses and improving communication patterns. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process in his practice; he works with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences and may combine elements over time as the work evolves.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility for different routines and geographic constraints. These options allow clients to continue therapeutic work while managing busy schedules, travel, caregiving responsibilities, or when in-person meetings are not feasible. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions across these formats to keep therapy consistent and responsive to each client's circumstances.
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Experience
34+ years
Licensed
Massachusetts
Languages
English