Gary Bray, LMHC

Gary Bray is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 23 years of professional experience. He focuses on addictions, low self-esteem, depression, and helping people manage big life changes. He works with adults who want practical support and steady guidance.

Gary centers sessions on the person in the room. He treats each client as the expert on their own life and builds on strengths already present. Conversations are direct and straightforward, aimed at uncovering what gets in the way and what helps people move forward.

He draws from client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening space. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and develop different choices. Existential ideas are woven in to help people find meaning when facing difficult transitions.

Gary has helped people facing drug and alcohol problems as well as worries about confidence, guilt, and relationship patterns like codependency. He brings long experience to work through impulses, jealousy, commitment concerns, and the stress of separation or divorce.

His approach emphasizes clear goals, simple tools, and steady support. He invites clients to take small steps and build on early successes. To begin, people are encouraged to reach out and complete the initial matching process so they can schedule a first appointment.

How these approaches shape online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship, helping people feel heard and understood while they work through addiction, low self-esteem, or depression. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and offers concrete exercises to reduce cravings, manage mood, and try new responses. Existential Therapy helps people face big questions about meaning and choice when life changes or losses create uncertainty.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean trying a CBT skill for a few weeks, shifting to deeper reflective conversations, or combining approaches as needed.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and keeping momentum between appointments. Because specific session formats were not listed in the biography, confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to maintain regular meetings, use brief check-ins between sessions, and practice tools in everyday settings without adding long travel time.