Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
How Gary works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Gary
Gary Gabbard is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than two decades of experience based in Texas. He opened his independent practice in 1999 and has worked in a range of clinical settings over the years. Gary offers practical help for people facing anger, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship strain.
Gary uses clear, down-to-earth language in sessions. He helps people notice what gets in the way of their goals and how small shifts can change daily life.
Background and approach
Parents and individuals who are stressed or burned out will find straightforward tools and steps to try between meetings. His background includes contract work with outplacement firms, an alcohol treatment center, and a methadone clinic, plus long experience in independent practice. Gary has also supervised counseling interns, which shaped his interest in practical, skills-focused work.
This experience informs how he responds to complex issues like trauma, grief, and family-of-origin concerns. In therapy he encourages people to reconnect with what matters most to them. He talks about the idea of the inner free child as a source of energy and motivation.
That idea is used to help clients explore values, hope, and what gives life meaning. Sessions focus on real problems and everyday solutions. Gary blends listening with concrete strategies from several therapy styles to help people cope with life changes, improve communication, and manage intense emotions like anger.
He aims to make therapy an active, collaborative process.
What Gary works with
Everything Gary lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Gary's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gary lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches work online
Gary often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and testing small changes to see if they help. It can be useful for anger, anxiety, and depression because it gives concrete steps to try between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy centers the persons own goals and values; the therapist listens, reflects, and helps people find their own direction.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Gary will talk with each person about their goals, history, and what they want from therapy. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made or needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and fuller interaction. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or texting can be a shorter check-in or a way to work on skills between meetings. These options make it easier to get consistent support while juggling daily life.
Questions people ask about Gary
What kinds of concerns does Gary address?
He helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, relationship and parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and related issues such as communication problems and codependency.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He combines direct listening with practical tools and goal-oriented steps. Sessions tend to be collaborative and focused on skills people can try between meetings.
What is his professional background?
Gary completed a Master in Counseling and has 23 years of clinical experience, including independent practice work and contracts with treatment centers and outplacement firms.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the LPC credential, specifically a Texas LPC, and practices out of Texas.
Which languages are supported and are international sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does he offer online?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as online session formats.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.