About Charles
Charles Bugh is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 29 years of experience in mental health and addiction work. He practices in Indiana and provides straightforward, goal-focused help for people under stress or facing life changes. He uses clear, evidence-informed methods to help people manage anxiety, depression, addiction, mood swings, and panic.
Sessions aim to break problems into manageable steps and build practical skills. He also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, and career stress in concrete ways.
How Charles works
Charles draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thinking and build new routines. He pairs this with motivational interviewing to support decisions around change and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. The result is a pragmatic mix that suits people who want tools to use between sessions.
His background includes long experience with addiction work and helping people recover from grief, trauma, and compassion fatigue. He also brings experience addressing issues such as codependency, communication problems, and challenges faced by first responders and veterans. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging.
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What Charles works with
The areas below are the ones Charles selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 29 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
Approaches for online sessions and what they do
Charles commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that make problems worse. CBT focuses on practical exercises and simple skills people can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety, panic, or low mood.He also uses motivational interviewing to support people who are weighing change. This approach helps clients clarify goals, resolve mixed feelings about change, and build motivation for steps like reducing substance use or improving daily routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked before, then recommend a mix of strategies. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which methods to try and adjust them over time.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexibility for quick updates, coaching-style exchanges, or ongoing support between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit care into a busy life and to continue work even when schedules or locations change.
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