Marco Nozicka

Marco Nozicka is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with four decades of experience helping people navigate life changes. He greets clients with a calm, practical approach and focuses on setting clear goals. Marco aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, career transitions, and shifts in identity that come with major life events.

He blends brief solution-focused techniques with acceptance and commitment ideas to support steady progress. Cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness practices are used to spot unhelpful habits and build new responses. Hypnotherapy is offered for specific habit and behavior change when it fits a person’s goals.

Marco brings years of international and cross-cultural experience to sessions, including work in the Caribbean and diverse areas of the United States. His background includes social work training at the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois Chicago and extended study with family therapy faculty. He also has experience as a professional coach and in executive roles, which informs his work on career and performance concerns.

Sessions emphasize practical steps and realistic plans. Marco draws on mindfulness and meditation practices he has taught for decades to help people regulate stress and focus on values. He describes therapy as a collaborative process where clients identify what matters and take gradual steps toward those aims.

Outside the office he is a long-distance cyclist, health enthusiast, and performing musician, and he often uses creative mind-body ideas in clinical work.

How his approaches translate to online work

Marco often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. ACT focuses on accepting difficult thoughts while committing to actions that match personal goals, which can help during major life transitions or career changes.

He also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, reflection, and supporting each person’s own capacity to find answers. That approach is useful when someone needs a steady, compassionate space to sort through emotions and choices.

Finding the right approach is something to decide together. Marco will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and recommend which methods to try. He aims for a collaborative process that adjusts as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into workdays, reduce commuting time, and allow follow-up conversations without rearranging a full schedule. Shorter check-ins or longer goal-setting sessions can be arranged to match what works best for everyday life and responsibilities.