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Mark O'Laughlin

Practical, steady counseling focused on everyday change

LPC Colorado

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Mark

Mark O'Laughlin is a licensed professional counselor who offers thoughtful, down-to-earth support. He focuses on practical steps people can use right away when stress, anxiety, depression, or relationship strain feels overwhelming.

Background and approach

Mark writes and speaks plainly in sessions and aims to help clients find clearer choices and more steady routines. He brings 20 years of experience working with people across many life stages.

That includes time leading groups for people managing substance use and addiction. Mark leans on cognitive behavioral ideas, client-centered listening, Jungian perspectives, and mindfulness to shape each session.

In practice he starts by identifying strengths a person already has. Then he helps build skills for coping, communicating, and setting boundaries.

He uses exercises, problem-solving, and simple behavioral changes rather than jargon-filled explanations. Mark also works on relationship skills and intimacy-related concerns, drawing where helpful from the Gottman Method to improve communication and reduce conflict.

He addresses sleep, parenting stress, career transitions, ADHD-related struggles, and compassion fatigue with the same straightforward style. Outside of work he composes music and spends time outdoors.

Those interests influence his relaxed, practical manner in sessions and his focus on small, sustainable changes that fit into everyday life.

How online approaches and methods can help

Mark commonly uses the Gottman Method to teach clearer communication and reduce recurring conflict, especially when patterns of interaction cause distress. He also uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening-based space where a person’s concerns guide the work. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thinking and to build concrete coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust techniques over time. That collaborative process helps match methods to the person’s day-to-day needs rather than following a fixed plan.

Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and role-play communication skills. Phone sessions can be a good fit when internet bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work for brief updates, skill practice between sessions, or for people who prefer typing to speaking. These options make scheduling easier and let clients fit care into busy lives.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Mark focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strain, self esteem, career changes, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes. He also pays attention to codependency and communication problems.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, using client-centered listening alongside skills training and cognitive work. Mindfulness and Jungian ideas may be added to help people reflect and build new habits.
How much experience does the therapist have?
He has 20 years of professional experience working with individuals and running group work for people dealing with substance-related concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
Mark holds the LPC credential, listed as CO LPC, and practices out of Colorado.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesAnger managementDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

CodependencyCommunication problems

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed in

Colorado

Languages

English