Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
How Gwen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Gwen
Gwen Bartran is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 25 years of clinical experience. She draws on mindfulness, attachment-informed ideas, and acceptance-based work to help people manage strong emotions and make steady changes. Gwen is straightforward and calm in sessions and aims to make therapy feel doable for busy lives.
Gwen often supports people dealing with anger, anxiety, stress, trauma, and depression. She also helps with eating and body image concerns, relationship and intimacy challenges, and problems tied to caregiving or major life transitions.
Background and approach
She listens for how past relationships shape current reactions and helps people notice how their body responds to stress. Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with attachment-focused conversations and client-centered listening. That means clients identify what matters to them, notice patterns that get in the way, and practice small steps toward chosen goals.
Mindfulness skills and narrative work are used to reduce reactivity and shift unhelpful stories about the self. Gwen has worked across many settings over a long career and draws on that range to tailor sessions. She explains ideas in plain language and focuses on practical strategies people can use between visits.
Sessions can include skills practice, reflective talk, and attention to physical responses. People ready to begin are guided through a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule a format that fits. Gwen offers online options and mixes therapeutic tools to suit each person's needs.
What Gwen works with
Everything Gwen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Gwen's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Gwen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Gwen's Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, meaningful actions even when emotions are strong. It is useful for issues like anger, anxiety, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns and helps people notice and change repeated interaction styles that cause pain.Gwen also uses client-centered listening to create a steady, respectful space where people feel heard. That approach supports people who need to rebuild trust in themselves, shift negative self‑stories, or work through grief and shame. Each method is presented in plain language and tied to practical exercises clients can use between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Gwen treats the process as collaborative and will help figure out which strategies fit a person's goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let clients practice skills in real time and use visual cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when someone prefers not to use video. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, travel, or caregiving obligations.
Questions people ask about Gwen
What concerns does Gwen commonly address?
She works with anger, anxiety, stress, trauma and depression, plus eating and body image problems. Other areas include relationship and intimacy issues, caregiving stress, and mood disorders.
How would you describe Gwen's therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She mixes acceptance and mindfulness skills with attachment-based conversation and client-centered listening.
What kind of clinical background does Gwen have?
Gwen has 25 years of experience working in counseling and related settings and draws on a range of approaches to suit each person.
Where is Gwen licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Gwen provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Gwen?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.