About Gwen
Gwen Kittell is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. She offers straightforward support for emotional overwhelm, addiction concerns, relationship difficulties, and questions about identity and self-worth. Gwen writes in plain terms and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.
Her sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person. She listens first, then helps set small goals.
Background and approach
Gwen uses a mix of approaches to help people feel steadier and more able to cope with daily demands. In her work Gwen often addresses trauma, grief, and shame in ways that reduce emotional intensity over time. She also helps people build healthier communication and cope with life changes like career shifts or parenting strain.
Clients learn tools for sleeping better, managing anger, and reducing compulsive or impulsive behaviors. Gwen integrates client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices. She may also use narrative methods to help people reframe difficult stories from their past.
When trauma is part of the picture, she can use EMDR as one option to help process painful memories. Based in Arizona, Gwen works in English and focuses on meeting each person where they are. Her style is kind, direct, and practical, with an emphasis on small steps that add up to meaningful change.
How Gwen Uses Specific Therapies Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says so they can make their own choices and feel understood. It helps when someone needs a calm, nonjudgmental space to sort out emotions and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Online sessions can teach practical exercises and small homework tasks to change unhelpful thinking and improve daily routines like sleep and stress management.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is a method some people use to process intense memories. When appropriate, EMDR can be adapted for video sessions with clear step-by-step pacing and frequent check-ins to keep the work manageable.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Gwen will talk through options, consider your goals and comfort, and adjust methods as you go. She aims to match techniques to what you need rather than follow a fixed plan.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit care into real life. Video calls are close to an in-person visit and let you use visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on busy days. Live chat and text-based messaging work for quick check-ins, short skill practice, or when writing out thoughts helps you process. These options offer flexibility to maintain progress even when schedules are tight.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
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