Charles Bugh, LMHC

Charles Bugh is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Indiana with 29 years of clinical experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, depression, grief, parenting, and other life transitions. He also works with issues related to intimacy, self-esteem, career strain, and trauma and abuse.

He approaches much of his work through a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) framework and often combines it with motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas. That means sessions tend to focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, testing practical changes, and setting clear short-term goals. He also draws on mindfulness techniques to help manage anxiety and panic symptoms.

Charles has a long background in emergency medicine and search-and-rescue roles, which informs his calm, practical style when people are dealing with crisis or high stress. He is familiar with 12-step approaches for recovery and integrates that perspective when it fits someone’s needs. His practice includes work with addictions, codependency, and fatherhood issues among other concerns.

Sessions are conversational and directed toward real-life changes. He helps people talk through immediate problems, set concrete steps, and track progress. The focus is on skills and problem solving rather than long, open-ended exploration.

People who prefer clear plans, straightforward feedback, and tools they can use between meetings will likely find his approach helpful. He works in English and practices in Indiana as an LMHC.

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