Works with
How Gwendolyn works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn Young is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia who centers sessions on the person in front of her. She draws on her own life experience to stay present with people during hard moments. Her style emphasizes listening, clear feedback, and practical next steps.
She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, and anger find ways to manage strong feelings. She also supports those facing addiction, depression, grief, and relationship struggles.
Background and approach
Issues like self-esteem, parenting concerns, career changes, and coping with life transitions are part of her practice. Her approach uses familiar methods such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior ideas. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and practice skills for emotional regulation.
Motivational interviewing and narrative methods also appear in sessions when they match a person's goals. Gwendolyn brings 11 years of counseling experience to the work. She aims to make therapy a straightforward space where people can talk through their struggles and test new ways of handling them.
Sessions are offered in English from her Virginia practice. People who reach out can expect a collaborative process focused on small, achievable steps. The focus is on what matters to the individual client and on tools that can be used between sessions to steady daily life.
What Gwendolyn works with
Everything Gwendolyn lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Gwendolyn's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
Approaches Gwendolyn lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding the person’s experience and responding with empathy and respect. In online sessions this often looks like asking about daily struggles, reflecting what the client says, and helping them name priorities to change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and test thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT can include brief exercises, thought records, and homework between sessions to practice new responses to stress, anxiety, and anger.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. In remote sessions a therapist can teach and role-play these skills and coach clients in using them during real-life moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. That means approaches may be mixed to match what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skills demonstration. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging offer shorter check-ins and written tools to use between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep practicing skills between meetings.
Questions people ask about Gwendolyn
What kinds of problems does Gwendolyn address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and related issues such as self-esteem and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are person-centered and practical, using listening, feedback, and skill practice. She also integrates cognitive behavioral and dialectical techniques when helpful.
How long has she been practicing?
Gwendolyn has 11 years of experience providing counseling and support for a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies by location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.