Mark Gutierrez is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas who focuses on helping people build stronger ways to cope with stress and hard emotions.
01About Mark
Mark Gutierrez is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas who focuses on helping people build stronger ways to cope with stress and hard emotions. He aims to help clients grow emotional skills that make daily life easier. Mark uses practical approaches so people can move toward more positive experiences and leave painful patterns behind.
He emphasizes the relationship between counselor and client as the foundation for change. Sessions are guided by compassion, affirmation, flexibility, and fairness.
Background and approach
Mark aims to create an environment of kindness and understanding where people can talk through difficult memories and feelings. Mark draws on about ten years of counseling experience and earlier work in education. That background includes supporting people from varied ethnic, religious, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
He has also worked with individuals exposed to trauma and vicarious trauma and understands how those experiences can shape daily life. In session he focuses on building emotional regulation and coping skills. He helps people manage anxiety, stress, sadness, and low self-esteem.
He also addresses issues like grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, workplace stress, and compassion fatigue. Mark uses several practical therapy approaches to guide sessions, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered work. These approaches are used to teach new skills, shift unhelpful thinking, and support recovery after traumatic events.
He practices in Texas and offers therapy in English.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 75999 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1083292635 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mark lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Mark names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Mark names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Online approaches that teach coping and change
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, avoidance, and moving through painful experiences. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and improve daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy centers on an accepting, nonjudgmental relationship where the person leads the pace and topic, which helps build trust and self-understanding.Choosing the right approach is part of the work and is done together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. From there a mix of ACT, CBT, and client-centered techniques can be used to teach skills, practice new responses, and review progress over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for full sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, shorter updates, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to attend regularly and practice skills between meetings.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Mark commonly address?
He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, and workplace strain. Additional focuses include ADHD, compassion fatigue, bipolar concerns, and self-esteem difficulties.
What is his general therapy style?
Sessions emphasize compassion, affirmation, flexibility, and fairness. He aims to build a trusting relationship and uses practical skill-building to help people manage emotions.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He brings about ten years of counseling experience plus over fifteen years in education settings. That mix informs his focus on teaching coping and emotional regulation skills.
Where is he licensed and located?
Mark is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Texas LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and starting therapy handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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