Gary Gabbard, LPC

Gary Gabbard is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with 23 years of experience. He began his counseling work after completing a Master in Counseling in 1997 and opened a private practice in 1999. He lists a range of concerns he helps people with, including stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting issues, grief, trauma, addiction, and career concerns.

He has provided services in private practice and has also done contract work with outplacement firms, an alcohol treatment center, and a methadone clinic. His background includes work with individual adults, couples, teenagers, and their families, and he has supervised counseling interns. That variety informs a practical way of working with people who are juggling responsibilities at home.

In sessions he draws on a mix of approaches. He uses client-centered techniques to follow what matters most to the person in the room. He also brings cognitive behavioral strategies to address unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas are part of how he helps people notice patterns and reactions that repeat in relationships.

He describes a focus on what he calls the client's "free child" - the sense of their essential self that can guide choices and motivate change. That language signals an interest in reconnecting people with sources of energy and meaning in their lives. The work can include practical steps, short-term problem work, and deeper exploration of family patterns.

Sessions are offered in English and based in Texas. The counselor notes experience with a broad set of family and parenting concerns, including fatherhood issues, blended family problems, and communication challenges.

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