Hello! I am a licensed mental health counselor and certified addictions professional in Florida with 16 years of experience as a counselor, clinical supervisor, and executive director. My experience is in addictions, anxiety, depression, stress management, grief, trauma, and career development. I tend to build a strong connection with people who are experiencing life changes such as career changes, retirement, empty nest, new parent, illness or injury, divorce, or grief. However, I prefer to look at the whole picture as opposed to one specific issue. I focus on overall wellness, which includes tuning into all the different areas of life and looking for patterns that may have resulted in seeking a counselor.
If you’ve had counseling before, every counselor is different and if this is your first time seeking out counseling, you might have some ideas of what’s supposed to happen. I want to make sure we’re on the same page about what will happen and what won’t happen. I’m here to listen and help you, but there is no magic solution to make everything better. Sometimes things will become more uncomfortable before they start to feel better. One of my favorite quotes is, “The only way out is through”. But remember that you aren’t going through it alone. I’ll be here with you. I’ll do my best to ask the right questions and highlight important things you say so you can think about it, but please remember that you’ll be the one doing most of the work. You can think of me as something like an Uber driver without a navigation system; I’m here to help you get where you’d like to go, but you have to be the one to tell me where that is and we have to work together to make sure you make it there. Maybe it’s a short journey and you know where you want to go but just need assistance in getting there, or maybe it’s a longer destination and you aren’t exactly sure yet where you’d like to end or which route to take. Regardless of what you want your journey to look like, know that it will be a journey we will be on together and I look forward to being there with you.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Pregnancy and childbirth, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
FL LMHC MH10951
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Gwendolyn has been nothing but great ! I highly recommend her ! She's easy to talk to and gives great feedback .
Written on Aug 04, 2022 after therapy with Gwendolyn for 2 weeks on issues concerning eating disorders
Gwen was a great counselor! She was a good sport about learning about and not passing judgement on my polyamorous lifestyle, and taking in all the details about the web of relationships that I was dealing with. She was great about checking in with me, and was also good at responding to my messages with thoughtful observations. She helped me through a particularly rough time where everything in my life was falling apart. It was great to have her as a sounding board and as an outside entity for support. I would highly recommend her to anyone who needs support through difficult life changes.
Written on Aug 12, 2020 after therapy with Gwendolyn for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
My time spent with Gwendolyn has been nothing short of amazing. She has helped me grow as an individual, which is what counseling is all about. She is a prime example of what being a counselor is supposed to look like. I would recommend Gwendolyn to anyone and they wouldn't regret working with her. She is kind, supportive, motivating, and above all she truly cares.
Written on Jul 29, 2020 after therapy with Gwendolyn for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, eating disorders, and bipolar disorder
Gwen makes me feel like I am the only person she sees. She is so attentive and caring, she cheers me on and comforts me when needed.
Written on Jun 15, 2020 after therapy with Gwendolyn for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
Great!
Written on May 23, 2020 after therapy with Gwendolyn for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, parenting issues, career difficulties, and bipolar disorder
She is great therapist, she really helps guide me through a problem but lets me solve it on my own. Her responses are well thought out and she really takes into account on what I say. I would highly recommend her to anyone I know!
Written on May 08, 2020 after therapy with Gwendolyn for 2 weeks