Kenneth Markovic, LCSW

Kenneth Markovic is an LCSW licensed in Illinois with 14 years of clinical experience. He works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, anger, and self-esteem concerns. He also lists codependency and related relationship patterns among his focus areas.

He uses approaches that include attachment-based therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, DBT skills, and existential ideas. In sessions he centers what the person already knows about their life and asks concrete questions to shift patterns that cause distress. He avoids jargon and prefers straightforward conversation about what is happening day to day.

His background includes case management, clinical therapy, and school social work. That experience has included work with people facing depression, trauma, addiction, and issues like body image and motivation. He has worked in Chicago public schools and suburban settings, and has experience supporting people who are leaving toxic groups such as cults or gangs.

He has spent time working with Hispanic and Black communities and has acted on behalf of LGBTQIA+ people as an ally. He approaches a first session by listening to what matters most and then suggesting practical steps to try between meetings. Sessions focus on skills, patterns, and small behavioral shifts.

People who come because they feel stuck in people-pleasing or living around someone else’s moods will find work on boundaries, attachment patterns, and concrete coping strategies. He encourages regular check-ins on progress and adjusts the approach as goals change.

How his approaches translate to online sessions