I am a clinical mental health counselor licensed in Florida and Hawaii with seven years of experience. Counseling is my second career path, as I am also a licensed pharmacist with over 28 years of experience. I have worked with many clients with a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD, and ADHD. I have also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.
My counseling style is to work as a team with my clients to figure out what works best for them. I believe in treating all individuals from all walks of life with respect and compassion. My theoretical approach combines cognitive-behavioral therapy, reality therapy, brief solution-focused therapy, career/vocational counseling, and mindfulness. I will personalize our sessions and your therapeutic treatment plan to meet your unique needs and goals.
It takes courage and strength to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you.
I look forward to working with you!
Professional experience
7 yrs in practice
Stress, AnxietyTrauma, AbuseSelf esteem, MotivationDepressionCoping with life changes
Additional areas of focus:Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Very pleased with her approach and I feel comfortable and confident speaking with her about my issues. She’s been very helpful.
Written on Oct 23, 2025 after therapy with Gayle for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
Dr. Branson has been an incredible therapist to work with through BetterHelp. She’s straightforward and honest in a way that’s both refreshing and deeply helpful. Her approach feels less like traditional therapy and more like having a life coach who genuinely wants to see you grow. She has a gift for breaking down complex emotions and situations into something simple and clear, helping me get to the real core of what’s going on. I’ve learned so much from our sessions and always walk away feeling lighter and more self-aware. I truly look forward to every session with her and am so grateful for the positive impact she’s had on my life.
Written on Oct 09, 2025 after therapy with Gayle for 3 months on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, and coping with life changes
Dr. Branson is an excellent therapist. She is a compassionate listener and always offers me great coping strategies to help me. She is very skilled at pinpointing exactly what issues I am dealing with and gets right to the point of offering timely and effective advice. My life has literally changed for the better since working with her for the past few years.
Written on Oct 08, 2025 after therapy with Gayle for 2 years and 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
I have tried video counselling in the past and I have not generally found that other therapists connected very well over video. I have found that Gayle has been very effective at projecting her personality through the screen. I am getting much more benefit from video counselling with Gayle than with any other therapist before. She is also very effective at redirecting the conversation back to the most important priorities. Her gentle yet firm approach is also helping me to remember her recommendations throughout the week. I think sometimes, "What would Gayle say about this?" or "Gayle would suggest that I...".
Written on May 30, 2025 after therapy with Gayle for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
Although it's only been a short time with Mrs Branson, I value her opinion and guidance and world highly recommend her.
Written on Apr 14, 2025 after therapy with Gayle for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
Super helpful!
Written on Mar 26, 2025 after therapy with Gayle for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and self esteem
Dr. Branson is honestly the best therapist I’ve ever had and the first one I’ve felt safe with. I have been with her several years and she has consistently been there for me using different therapy modalities (cbt, dbt) to work on my trauma in childhood and to help me navigate life’s hardships. I look forward to my sessions with Dr. Branson and I never forget how luck I am to have her as my therapist. Hope to continue a long time.
Written on Oct 16, 2024 after therapy with Gayle for 2 years and 8 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse, grief, and parenting issues
Dr Branson has been amazing so far! She is very clear and to the point; she will always encourage you in the best ways. Respectful, professional and beyond extremely kind. 10/10 would recommend to anyone seeking help:)
Written on Aug 17, 2024 after therapy with Gayle for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
She is the best!
Written on Jun 11, 2024 after therapy with Gayle for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
She’s great!
Written on Mar 28, 2024 after therapy with Gayle for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
Dr. Branson has been instrumental in my emotional growth, and self awareness. I'm very happy to have worked with her. She is very knowledgeable about helping me to build emotional resilience and always provides me with a much needed perspective.
Written on Oct 24, 2023 after therapy with Gayle for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Dr. Branson is an excellent therapist - considerate, knowledgeable and solution-oriented. I'm very glad to be working with her.
Written on Oct 16, 2023 after therapy with Gayle for 3 years and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
Best gelp I could ever get
Written on Aug 02, 2023 after therapy with Gayle for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Dr. Branson is a great listener. She gives you the space to air out all your feelings and thoughts. Additionally, she asks great follow up questions to help guide the session in a way that’s useful to you. She is motivating and encouraging. You will leave each session with an understanding of the work you did and the steps you need to take to continue in the right direction. She is the best!
Written on May 09, 2023 after therapy with Gayle for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Dr.&Mrs.Branson is the mental health coach you want in your corner! A great listener with multiple tools to help you work through your therapy goals! She's been so supportive, I wouldn't be where I am today without her.
Written on Apr 16, 2023 after therapy with Gayle for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
Dr Branson is wonderful! She gets right to it and doesn’t mince words. She truly cares and has always provided great takeaways and additional learning and worksheets.
Written on Mar 01, 2023 after therapy with Gayle for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
I am so grateful I have Dr. Branson as my therapist. From day 1 she has impacted my life! She is helping in so many areas of my life.. She helps me view life in a total different perspective, my thoughts and actions are life changing.
Written on Feb 11, 2023 after therapy with Gayle for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Thank you! Always a pleasure speaking to Gayle Branson…
Professional, courteous, kind, but most of all compassionate. Always has a great deal of practical information. Glad to have found better help. She is, to put it bluntly “Real” from my very first conversation. A true benefit for this single mom of two girls. Thank you!
Written on Jan 23, 2023 after therapy with Gayle for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and addictions
I can honestly say I never felt more at peace and had such confidence in my future after just a couple of video sessions with Dr. Gayle Branson. She really dug deep into the root of my negative thinking and gave me helpful tools to overcome harmful thought pattens that have held me back from truly living. She’s responsive to my journals, insightful, encouraging, empathetic and a very good listener. She even goes above and beyond, covering other topics outside my initial concern and why I turned to counseling. Couldn’t have been happier with the outcome. Thank you Dr. Gayle!
Written on Jan 03, 2023 after therapy with Gayle for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
I’m new to this but so far it’s been so helpful and I’m becoming better at noticing my reactions and my actions, im learning to know myself.
Written on Oct 22, 2022 after therapy with Gayle for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety
Dr. Branson really helped turn my life around. She gave me the skills I needed to recognize, analyze and correct damaging behaviors in my life. I am very appreciative of her help.
Written on Sep 26, 2022 after therapy with Gayle for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
Gayle was great! She listened and provided effective and meaningful feedback on particular issues.
Written on Sep 24, 2022 after therapy with Gayle for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Dr Gayle Branson is kind and very attentive to the issues I struggle with.
She suggests very effective tools to practice which assist greatly with the areas I need guidance with and they have helped tremendously
Written on Aug 12, 2022 after therapy with Gayle for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd
Dr. Branson is helping me so much. She is a great person because she listens and suggests solutions always. I wish her all the success in life.
Written on Aug 10, 2022 after therapy with Gayle for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, and coping with life changes
Very caring and helpful. Dr. Branson is good at helping get to the root of problem. And helping find peace with things we can not change.
Written on Mar 25, 2022 after therapy with Gayle for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, self esteem, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, anger management, sleeping disorders, and parenting issues
She is very kind and understanding works with you schedule changes
Written on Jul 17, 2021 after therapy with Gayle for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
While I have only had a few sessions with Dr. Branson, I can confidently say she has helped me out immensely. She’s very understanding, friendly and her advice and help really does work. Can’t recommend her enough.
Written on Jun 12, 2020 after therapy with Gayle for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, and adhd
Dr Gayle provided great Insights and helped me to find my way again!
Written on Jun 01, 2020 after therapy with Gayle for 5 days on issues concerning relationship issues, and career difficulties
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