About Mark
Mark Gutierrez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on helping people build practical skills for emotional regulation. He aims to help clients strengthen coping tools so they can manage stress and anxiety more effectively and move toward better daily functioning. He uses clear, straightforward methods to support people through grief, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns.
Sessions emphasize developing new habits and bolstering existing strengths. The goal is to create steady changes that help people handle difficult events and stressors without getting overwhelmed.
Background and approach
Mark prioritizes the counseling relationship and brings a calm, affirming presence to sessions. He values kindness, flexibility, and fairness and centers conversations on understanding each person’s background and needs. That approach guides how he helps people work through issues like low self-esteem, anger, and compassion fatigue.
With a master’s degree in education and ten years of counseling experience, he draws on earlier work in schools and community settings. That background includes supporting people from different ethnicities, faiths, and sexual orientations, and working with those affected by trauma and vicarious trauma.
In practical terms, sessions often mix client-centered listening with skill-building from cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Mark focuses on helping people facing workplace stress, relationship struggles, ADHD challenges, and identity-related concerns. He aims to make therapy useful and relevant to everyday life.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Mark blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online sessions. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and identity concerns. CBT focuses on practical skill-building and problem-solving to reduce stress, manage mood shifts, and change behaviors that get in the way of daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus on acceptance and values, skill practice from CBT, or a mix tailored to the issue at hand.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual communication. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coping reminders, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress and skill development.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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