About Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn Young is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with eleven years of clinical experience. She draws on her own life journey to connect with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn. Her approach is grounded, direct, and focused on helping clients move forward step by step.
She uses a person-centered stance that starts with listening. Gwendolyn blends practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and skills-based strategies when helpful.
Background and approach
She also uses motivational interviewing to support change and dialectical ideas to help with emotional regulation. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, addiction-related problems, grief, and ADHD. She also works with issues like self-esteem, intimacy struggles, anger, and life transitions.
Her background includes additional focus on mood disorders, attachment difficulties, and challenges tied to substance use. Gwendolyn earned a master’s degree in professional counseling, a master’s degree in addiction counseling, and completed post-master’s study in addiction specialization. She practices in Virginia and provides services in English.
Her style aims to be straightforward and hopeful while honoring each person’s pace. In sessions she helps clients identify small, doable steps and build skills for day-to-day life. She encourages clear goals and frequent check-ins so progress is visible.
The work is collaborative and practical, geared toward real changes people can use outside of sessions.
How her approaches translate to online care
Gwendolyn often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. Client-centered therapy means she begins by listening closely and following the client’s lead to build trust and clarity. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related routines. Motivational interviewing helps when a person feels stuck or ambivalent about making changes by exploring values and strengthening motivation.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. She works together with each person to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That collaboration includes checking in and adjusting the approach as progress is made or priorities shift.
Online sessions offer flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging work well for brief updates, skill practice, or staying connected between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work consistently over time.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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