Dr. R. Scott Gornto, LMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Plano, TX — therapist at ThriveTalk

Dr. R. Scott Gornto, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

26+ yrs experience

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About

Dr. R. Scott Gornto is a licensed marriage and family therapist and AASECT-certified sex therapist who has practiced in North Texas since 1999-2000, founding Auxano Counseling in Plano, TX, where he works with individuals, couples, and families on relationship issues, infidelity, and trauma.

Services

  • Relationship issues
  • Sex therapy
  • Infidelity
  • Abuse
  • Addiction (chemical, process, relationship)
  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Anxiety
  • Boundaries
  • Codependency
  • Communication
  • Conflict resolution
  • Depression
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Grief and loss
  • Infidelity repair
  • Parenting / blended families
  • Sexual addiction/recovery
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • CBT
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy
  • Family Systems
  • Gottman Method
  • Imago
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Mindfulness-Based
  • Psychodynamic
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
  • EMDR

State licenses

  • Texas · License #5152 · LMFT Active

  • Arizona · License #16132 · LMFT Active

Reputation

5 / 5 across 2 reviews Positive
  • Google (via Birdeye aggregator) Rated 5 / 5 2 reviews

In the field

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 10 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Name, credentials, practice, locations, phone, license number 5152 (TX), AZ license 16132, specialties, issues, modalities, populations, insurance, fees, session formats, years in practice, photo (psychologytoday.com)

provider website (About page)

  • Full bio, degrees, credentials, years in practice since 1999, book, contact info (drrscottgornto.com)

provider website (Contact page)

practice website (Auxano Counseling)

NPPES registry

  • NPI 1447747209, taxonomy (Marriage & Family Therapist and Psychologist), TX license 5152, mailing/practice address (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

business review aggregator (Birdeye)

  • 5.0/5 rating from 2 Google reviews for Auxano Counseling at the same Chapel Hill Blvd address (reviews.birdeye.com)

LinkedIn profile

  • Current role (Owner, Auxano Counseling & Wellness), location, education (linkedin.com)

HuffPost author page

book retailer listing (Amazon)

  • Book title, publication details for The Stories We Tell Ourselves (2014) (amazon.com)

podcast episode page (Knowledge for Men)

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