- CBT focused
- Addiction recovery
- Disaster coping
About Charles
Charles Bugh is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 29 years of experience in mental health and addiction work. He brings long experience in crisis and emergency settings, including EMT-A and wilderness rescue roles, to his counseling. This background shapes a practical, problem-focused way of helping people cope with hard events and daily stressors.
He usually works from a cognitive behavioral therapy perspective and pairs that with mindfulness and motivational interviewing as needed. Sessions focus on clear goals, skills practice, and steps people can try between meetings. He also draws on familiarity with 12-step approaches when addiction recovery is a focus.
People come for help with anxiety, panic, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, and coping with major life changes. He also supports those facing compassion fatigue, first responder stress, veteran issues, and challenges related to fatherhood or midlife shifts. Disaster-related stress and recovery are among the concerns he lists.
Charles aims for a straightforward, down-to-earth style. He guides clients through concrete tools such as thought restructuring, behavioral experiments, and brief goal-focused work. Mindfulness exercises are offered to reduce reactivity and improve attention.
Sessions are designed to match where a person is and what they want to accomplish. Clients discuss practical steps and track progress over time. To begin, the site matching process helps pair a person with his practice and schedule initial appointments.
Approaches that guide online work and recovery
Charles commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many day-to-day problems. Mindfulness therapy is offered to help reduce reactivity and improve focus through breath and attention exercises that can be practiced between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and what has worked in the past to decide whether CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, or a mix will be most helpful. That decision is made collaboratively and can be adjusted over time.
The practical benefit of online therapy is fitting sessions into a busy life, making it easier to attend around work or caregiving. Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the profile. Online meetings can make regular check-ins simpler and allow focus on skill practice, tracking progress, and brief problem-solving between appointments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
29+ years
Credentials
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Charles address?
He helps with anxiety, panic, depression, addictions, trauma and grief. He also lists relationship issues, parenting stresses, compassion fatigue, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses a practical, goal-focused approach rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques are used when they fit a person's goals.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 29 years of experience in mental health and addiction work, including time in emergency medicine and rescue roles that inform his work with crisis situations.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, practicing in Indiana.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.