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Mark O'Laughlin

Mark O'Laughlin

LPC

Colorado

Practical, strengths-based counseling for life changes

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At a glance

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Colorado / 4090
Experience
20 years
Languages
English
Location
Colorado

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    • Strengths-focused
    • Skills-based
    • Motivational approach

    About Mark

    Mark O'Laughlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of clinical experience. He helps people who feel stuck by listening first and working with their strengths. Mark focuses on practical steps to ease anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and stress.

    He meets people where they are and discusses which methods might be most useful. His work includes individual counseling and experience running groups for people coping with substance use and addiction. Mark often draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and motivational interviewing to support change and clearer thinking.

    Mindfulness and Jungian perspectives inform his way of noticing patterns and building new habits. He also uses skills training to help with emotional regulation and day-to-day coping. The aim is to find straightforward tools that fit a person’s life, not to overwhelm with theory.

    Mark pays attention to strengths and small wins as the foundation for longer term growth. He has spent two decades working with clients around parenting stress, sleep problems, anger, trauma, and burnout. He also helps people manage career shifts, intimacy concerns, ADHD-related challenges, and codependency patterns.

    Outside of clinical work he composes music and spends time outdoors. That personal grounding shapes a calm, practical style in sessions and a focus on building useful routines that people can keep using after therapy ends.

  2. How these approaches translate to online work

    Motivational interviewing focuses on your own reasons for change and helping you find internal motivation. Online sessions using this approach typically involve conversational exercises, real-time reflection, and setting small, doable goals to try between meetings.

    Client-centered work emphasizes listening and building a supportive, nonjudgmental space. In remote sessions this often looks like a steady, collaborative conversation where the therapist follows your lead and helps you clarify what matters most.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to shift them. Online CBT often uses brief practice exercises, thought records, and skill-building homework to make changes that show up in daily life.

    Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, preferences, and what feels doable, and then try methods that fit your situation. Decisions are made together so the work stays relevant and practical.

    Confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into work and family life, allow for shorter focused check-ins, and let them use tools and homework between appointments. Talk with the therapist about what session rhythm and tools will work best for your routine.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesAnger managementDepression

    Also works with

    Family conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

    Additional focus areas

    CodependencyCommunication problems

    Therapeutic approaches

    Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    20+ years

    Listed in

    Colorado

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What kinds of concerns does he address?

    Mark works with people facing anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship issues. He also helps with addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting stress, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and career changes.

    How would you describe his therapy style?

    He uses a practical, strengths-focused approach and talks through options with each person. Techniques include motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, and skills training.

    What is his professional background?

    He has 20 years of clinical experience and has worked with individuals and groups, including group work for people dealing with substance use and addiction.

    What are his credentials and where is he based?

    He holds the credential LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Colorado.

    Which languages are supported for sessions?

    Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

    What session formats are available?

    Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in this biography.

    How does pricing work?

    Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

    How do I begin a therapy process with him?

    Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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