Mark O'Laughlin
Experienced counselor focused on practical growth
LPC Colorado
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Mark
Mark O'Laughlin is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with two decades of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, and life transitions.
Background and approach
He offers an open, strengths-focused style that aims to identify existing resources and build practical skills to manage symptoms and move toward personal goals. Mark has experience leading groups for substance-related concerns and integrates both individual and group perspectives when relevant.
His work commonly draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and develop new patterns, alongside client-centered practices that prioritize the person's goals and pace. He also blends elements from Jungian thought, mindfulness, and skills training to create tailored plans for issues such as trauma recovery, intimacy concerns, sleeping problems, ADHD-related difficulties, codependency, and communication problems.
Based in Colorado, he brings a respectful, collaborative stance to therapy and sees it as a privilege to support people through change and healing.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Access
Mark often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day problems. He also draws from Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathic listening and supports clients in setting their own goals and pacing the work. When appropriate, elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy are incorporated to teach practical skills for regulating emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for intense emotions or relationship difficulties.Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to explore what feels most useful based on presenting concerns, personal preferences, and goals, and adapt methods over time rather than adhering rigidly to a single model.
Online therapy with Mark is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats allow people to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work during life changes, and maintain momentum between meetings through messaging and brief check-ins when needed.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Colorado
Languages
English