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Mark O'Connell LCSW-R

About

Mark O’Connell, LCSW-R, is a New York City-based psychotherapist in private practice. He is author of the books The Performing Art of Therapy: Acting Insights and Techniques for Clinicians (Routledge) and Modern Brides & Modern Grooms: A Guide to Planning Straight, Gay, and Other Nontraditional 21st Century Weddings (Skyhorse). Mark's popular writing has also appeared in The Huffington Post, Psychotherapy Networker, Out Magazine, andTruthdig.com among others. His clinical writing has been published in The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Psychoanalytic Perspectives and The Journal of Lesbian and Gay Mental Health. He speaks publicly on issues related to mental health, identity, and relationships.

Mark graduated with Honors from Hunter College School of Social Work, and has been mentored in relational psychoanalytic psychotherapy by Ken Corbett and Lewis Aron among others. He has an MFA in acting from Trinity Rep Conservatory (associated with Brown University), and is co-founder of the NYC-based theater company Lynx Ensemble Theater; creating performances that promote empathy and expand concepts of identity. He is also a proud alum of Bard College at Simon's Rock.

Mark practices psychodynamic psychotherapy in NYC, working with a wide variety of individual adults, adolescents, and couples, including actors, artists, and the LGBT communities. His website is www.markoconnelltherapist.com.

Books by Mark O'Connell LCSW-R
Recent Posts
How to Talk to "the Other Side" on Social Media: Listen

Can the toxic divide in America be bridged? Here are some tips from a therapist on how to listen to the other side, one person at a time, on social media.

Can the toxic divide in America be bridged? Here are some tips from a therapist on how to listen to the other side, one person at a time, on social media.

How to Talk to 'the Other Side' on Social Media: Take Action

Can the toxic divide in America be bridged? Here are some tips from a therapist on how to take action toward healing, one relationship at a time—at least on social media.

Can the toxic divide in America be bridged? Here are some tips from a therapist on how to take action toward healing, one relationship at a time—at least on social media.

How to Talk to “The Other Side” on Social Media: Prepare

Can the toxic divide in America be bridged? Here are some tips from a therapist on how to navigate our national dysfunction, one relationship at a time--at least on social media.

Can the toxic divide in America be bridged? Here are some tips from a therapist on how to navigate our national dysfunction, one relationship at a time--at least on social media.

BIPOC Voices in Mental Health

An invitation for all BIPOC mental health pros to pitch a new blog or article to Psychology Today. Or to write guest pieces on my blog: email me at MarkOtherapy@gmail.com

An invitation for all BIPOC mental health pros to pitch a new blog or article to Psychology Today. Or to write guest pieces on my blog: email me at MarkOtherapy@gmail.com

“Come Out” and Play: An Open Letter to My Once-Closeted Self

In this open letter to my younger self, I describe how the art of acting saved my life, and how “coming out” is not a single event, but a lifelong process of playing many roles.

In this open letter to my younger self, I describe how the art of acting saved my life, and how “coming out” is not a single event, but a lifelong process of playing many roles.