Gilbert Clark, LPC, LPCC

Minnesota · 12 years in practice

Gilbert Clark is a licensed professional counselor who centers his work on meaning, choice, and personal values.

License and registration

LPCC, Minnesota: cc02015 · expires December 2026
LPC, Michigan: 6401222548 · expires April 2028
NPI: 1982072765 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 12
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Gilbert

Gilbert Clark is a licensed professional counselor who centers his work on meaning, choice, and personal values. He brings 12 years of clinical experience and uses practical, down-to-earth language to help people make sense of hard moments. He works from Michigan and conducts sessions in English, including with some international clients.

He focuses on addiction and recovery, and helps people move through the stages of substance use assessment, treatment, and ongoing maintenance.

Background and approach

He also supports people facing depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, and grief. Many seek help for self-esteem, stress, intimacy-related concerns, and career or life transitions. Gilbert blends several approaches into a tailored plan for each person.

He draws on Existential therapy to look at meaning and values, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build flexible ways of responding to difficult thoughts and feelings, and Attachment-based work to understand relational patterns. Cognitive Behavioral techniques and client-centered practices are also part of his toolbox. Sessions may include straightforward skills practice, reflective conversation, and creative methods when helpful.

He aims to be practical and compassionate, helping people identify small steps that produce real change. Gilbert also uses his background in recovery-focused music work when it fits a person’s goals. People choose him for a collaborative process that balances structure with openness.

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so therapy can fit into busy lives.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Gilbert lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family of origin issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Sex addiction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Workplace issues

Approaches Gilbert names

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Online support

Approach, Values, and Online Care

Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice, and values to help people face big life questions and shifts. It can be useful when someone feels stuck, uncertain, or is rethinking priorities. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and to act toward chosen values; it helps with anxiety, depression, and avoidance. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns shape current connections and can help people change how they relate to others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gilbert treats this as a collaborative process and will talk with each person about their goals and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or communicate when schedules are tight. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Gilbert commonly address?

He works with addictions, substance use issues, and recovery. He also helps with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, self-esteem, stress, and career or life changes.

What is his therapeutic style like?

His style is collaborative and practical. He blends meaning-focused conversation with skills practice and occasional creative methods.

How long has he been practicing?

He has 12 years of clinical experience providing counseling and addiction-focused services.

Where is he licensed and based?

He is licensed as an LPC and LPCC and practices from Michigan.

Which languages are offered and can he work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts some international clients.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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