My philosophy for counseling is that the answers lie in you, the client. My role is to guide, educate, "cheerlead" and advocate. I have over twenty five years of experience working with substance abuse, LGBTQIA, anxiety, depression, trauma, communication issues and relationships. My masters degree is from the University of Phoenix where I also teach in the counseling department for the last eighteen years, in person and and on-line. I utilize Person Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral, Existential, Choice/Reality theory, Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused approach. The greatest joy I get from my work is to see an individual grow and discharge from counseling after achieving their goal. Essentially, my goal is to "put myself out of work" by empowering you!
Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Divorce and separation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-love, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
AZ LPC LPC-10642
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Gary is a fantastic listener, and helps provide great feedback as well as tools to help with my problems
Written on Feb 05, 2026 after therapy with Gary for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
thank you for sending me someone professional organized and leaving a positive feeling after sessions,.
Written on Jan 08, 2026 after therapy with Gary for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
He is truly kind and has helped me so much in such short time.
Written on Dec 08, 2025 after therapy with Gary for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, and coping with life changes
I’ve had a great experience with Gary and it has been nice talking to him and working through some of my problems. It’s been a very positive outlook.
Written on Dec 04, 2025 after therapy with Gary for 1 month on issues concerning lgbt, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
Listens and is very knowledgeable
Written on Nov 19, 2025 after therapy with Gary for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues