Mark Smalley, LCSW

Oklahoma · 29 years in practice

Mark Smalley is a licensed clinical social worker with 29 years of practice experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Oklahoma: 2340 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1780791590 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 29
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Mark

Mark Smalley is a licensed clinical social worker with 29 years of practice experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, mood changes, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He also supports concerns like ADHD, sleep and eating problems, and issues related to gender and sexual identity.

Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. Mark uses a blend of approaches to meet each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all method.

Background and approach

He draws on hypnotherapy when appropriate to help access focused relaxation and change habits. He also uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to the person in front of him. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, appears in his toolkit to identify unhelpful thinking and try practical behavior changes.

For trauma-related concerns he includes EMDR techniques alongside mindfulness strategies to build calm and grounding skills. He frames care in simple, everyday terms: attention to thoughts, body, movement, and routines. That can mean talking through patterns, practicing breathing or mindfulness, or using focused hypnotherapy exercises to support smoking cessation or anxiety reduction.

The aim is steady, manageable change over time. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and the service uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Mark lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Depression
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Aging and geriatric issues
Body image
Communication problems
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
HIV / AIDS
Isolation / loneliness
Men's issues
Mood disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Mark names

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Online support

How hypnotherapy, CBT, and client-centered work translate online

Hypnotherapy is a way to use focused relaxation and guided imagery to address habits, anxiety, and behavior change. Online sessions can guide someone into that relaxed state and use suggestions or exercises aimed at smoking cessation, sleep improvement, or managing anxiety. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following the client's priorities. In video, phone, or chat sessions that can mean letting the person's concerns shape the pace and topics, while the therapist reflects and supports understanding and self-direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. Online formats work well for CBT because homework, worksheets, and brief skill practice transfer easily between sessions and day-to-day life. The therapist can coach thought records, activity planning, and mindfulness exercises across formats.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before, then suggest methods to try. That collaborative process can shift over time as needs change.

Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility. Video calls let people use gestures and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports short, ongoing reflection. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and fit therapy into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?

He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, sleep and eating issues, and relationship or intimacy-related problems.

What is his therapeutic style like?

His style is practical and person-focused, combining client-centered listening with structured methods like CBT, mindfulness, EMDR techniques, and hypnotherapy exercises when useful.

How much experience does he have?

He brings 29 years of experience working across many concerns and life stages.

What credentials and location are listed?

He is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing from Oklahoma.

Can sessions be conducted in other countries or languages?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

Which session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does cost and billing work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin working together?

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