About Mark
Mark O'Laughlin is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 20 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, substance concerns, and changes in relationships. He speaks plainly and aims to create a calm setting where people can talk through immediate problems and make steady progress.
Mark adapts his approach to each person's needs instead of using a single formula. He often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
How Mark works
He blends that with client-centered listening to make sure the room follows what matters to the person in front of him. He also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to teach practical tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and stress reduction. Jungian ideas inform work with personal meaning, recurring patterns, and deeper life questions when those themes come up.
Mark has experience leading group work with people facing substance and addiction problems, and he helps people strengthen communication and address codependency patterns. He pays attention to sleep, parenting stress, career shifts, and compassion fatigue as part of everyday life concerns. People who choose Mark can expect clear, down-to-earth conversations and concrete skills to try between meetings.
Outside of practice he composes music and spends time outdoors, which he finds helps keep perspective and balance.
Mark lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Mark works with
The areas below are the ones Mark 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
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person brings to the session. Online sessions allow the counselor to follow the client's lead while offering empathy and reflective feedback that help people clarify priorities and feel understood.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) concentrates on changing unhelpful thoughts and habits with clear exercises. In online work, CBT can include thought records, behavior experiments, and concrete homework that people can practice between video or text sessions to track progress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness. These skills translate well to teletherapy formats through short skills coaching, guided practice, and check-ins that reinforce new coping strategies.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, try methods that fit, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative stance makes it easier to refine focus as work progresses.
Online formats provide practical flexibility. Video calls suit deeper conversations and skills practice that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
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