Mark Gough is a Counselor based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Addiction, Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, Divorce, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, and Stress. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
My practice over the past 20 years as an LPC has allowed me to help people of diverse backgrounds overcome a variety of life’s challenges. I help people by meeting with them, learning about their problems and discovering ways for them to feel more at ease. The most common issues that I help people with involve their moods (for example sadness, worrying, anger or stress) and with their relationships. The type of psychotherapy I do is very intense and short term compared to other types of counseling. It’s called Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. It means that we explore the ways your thoughts, beliefs, behaviors, and feelings affect each other. Then we try to come up with different ways of looking at things. Most people like this type of counseling because 1) it’s effective (scientists have determined its helpfulness) 2) it’s quick (treatment is usually completed within 12 sessions) and 3) it’s a team effort (I’ll give you tools that you can use to help yourself). All types of peop