- Years in practice
- 29
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Charles
Charles Bugh is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 29 years in mental health work. He practices in Indiana and speaks English. He combines experience from clinical settings and emergency response to offer practical support for everyday problems.
He focuses on straightforward, goal-oriented work. Sessions commonly include exploring patterns of thought and behavior, trying new ways to respond to stress, and setting small, doable goals. Parents who feel overwhelmed by parenting demands often get concrete strategies to manage daily routines and reduce conflict.
Background and approach
Charles draws on cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice unhelpful thinking and change it. He also uses motivational interviewing to support readiness for change, and mindfulness techniques to reduce reactivity. That mix is adapted to each person rather than applied the same way to everyone.
Over nearly three decades he has helped people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma, and relationship strain. He has also worked with men, fathers, first responders, veterans, and people coping with career shifts or midlife transitions. He is familiar with 12-step concepts and with crisis response from earlier emergency medicine roles.
Sessions can be done by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Costs vary by location and use a cancel-anytime subscription model. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a time that suits them.
What Charles works with
Everything Charles lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Charles helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Charles lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions often include setting brief experiments or homework to try between meetings so progress carries into everyday life. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and notice difficult feelings without getting swept away; it can be practiced in short daily moments and reviewed during sessions.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about problems, goals, and what feels doable. Together they decide whether to emphasize CBT tools, mindfulness exercises, or motivational questions that help move toward change and keep adjustments realistic for a parent's schedule.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video lets people work face to face when they can; phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, short coaching-style prompts, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep momentum between sessions and practice new skills in real time.
Questions people ask about Charles
What concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and a broad set of life challenges including parenting and relationship issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and goal-focused, using tools to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits while also addressing motivation and calmness through mindfulness.
How long has he been practicing?
He brings 29 years of experience in mental health and addiction work, including roles tied to emergency response earlier in his career.
Where is he licensed and located?
He holds the LMHC credential and practices in Indiana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a therapy relationship?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling based on the therapist's availability.
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