01 · Who Gene works with

Gene works with stress, Anxiety, trauma and abuse and career difficulties

Gene lists 15 specialisms and 13 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Gene chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Gene's own words

What Gene says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hello, I’m Gene C. Hauser, MA, MDiv, NCC, LPC-S, a National Certified Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with over 20 years of experience. My work is based on compassion and a deep commitment to helping individuals navigate life’s most difficult challenges. I integrate Existential Humanistic principles by supporting clients in discovering their identity, values, and purpose, and incorporate Holistic Wellness practices that promote mind-body-spirit harmony through mindfulness, intentional self-care, and balanced living.

I offer accessible virtual telemental health counseling grounded in a philosophy that promotes each person feels heard, valued, and capable of change. I specialize in PTSD, chronic pain, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, men’s issues, sleep, stress, life transitions, career concerns, spirituality, Veterans, and coping skills.

Gene Hauser, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Gene works

The 3 approaches Gene lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Gene lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Gene's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Gene runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Also listed

• Existential Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Gene practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Gene's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Gene at this point.

2. Naming Gene specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Gene is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Gene.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Gene

Built from what Gene actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Gene's - Gene has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 20 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPC

Licensed in

Texas

Licence

TX LPC 62488

Licence number

62488

Licence expires

31 Oct 2027

NPI

1982026217

Years in practice

20

Gender

Male

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Gene's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Gene. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

Something on this page wrong or out of date? Report it and it will be checked against the source.