Gary Bray, LMHC

Gary Bray is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 23 years of professional experience. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with addictions, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. He emphasizes each person's strengths and treats the client as the expert of their own story.

In sessions he uses straightforward conversation to help people understand what gets in the way of change. He draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's priorities and build on existing strengths. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and try practical experiments that can shift mood and behavior.

Gary brings an existential perspective when people face big questions about meaning, responsibility, or life transitions. That approach helps people make choices that feel more in line with their values. He aims to keep the work practical and focused on real-life concerns like relationships, work, and identity.

He has supported people with a wide range of related issues, including codependency, commitment and control issues, substance use, forgiveness, guilt, jealousy, and problems tied to aging or fatherhood. He also has experience with issues that affect first responders.

Gary encourages a steady pace and clear goals. He asks questions, listens closely, and suggests techniques people can try between sessions. To begin, he invites people to take the first step and complete the matching process to set up an initial session.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Gary uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen and follow each person's priorities, helping build on strengths and what already works. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small, practical experiments that can change mood and behavior. Existential Therapy helps when people face big life questions or need to make values-based decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. He collaborates with clients to decide which combination fits their goals, needs, and preferences. The plan can change as people learn what helps and what does not.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can help fit sessions into busy lives by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or making it easier to meet during a lunch break or between errands. Licensed professionals can guide goal-setting, offer practical exercises to try between sessions, and adapt techniques so they work in day-to-day situations.