About Gary
Gary Gabbard is a licensed professional counselor who has been in practice for over two decades. He began his counseling path after completing a master’s degree in counseling and opened a independent practice in Texas in 1999. Gary brings a calm, direct style and aims to make therapy understandable for people under stress.
He has worked in a variety of settings including outpatient clinics and contract work with treatment programs.
Background and approach
Over the years he has worked with adults, couples, and teenagers and has supervised counseling interns. His experience spans common life challenges such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and career concerns. Gary uses practical, conversational methods in sessions.
He helps people talk through relationship problems, cope with grief, manage mood swings, and address addictions. He also supports parents who are struggling with the daily demands of raising children and people dealing with separation or divorce. Many clients come with issues tied to family history, communication problems, or feelings of abandonment.
Gary pays attention to those roots while focusing on choices people can make now. He emphasizes helping clients reconnect with their authentic interests and energy to bring more meaning into daily life. Sessions blend short-term problem solving and deeper reflection.
Gary draws on approaches that encourage personal insight, teach practical skills, and build clearer communication. He aims to make therapy a collaborative, hopeful process for people ready to change.
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist offers acceptance and reflection so people can find their own answers and build confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns.Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Gary will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and will suggest ways to blend methods that suit individual concerns. The process is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make counseling fit into busy lives. Video is useful for a face-to-face conversation; phone calls can work when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be helpful for quick check-ins, practicing skills, or fitting a session into a short break. These options give flexibility for people juggling work, family, and other commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English