About Gwen
Gwen Kittell is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and the fallout from trauma. She practices from Arizona and brings 11 years of clinical experience to each session. Gwen aims to make therapy straightforward and focused on real-life changes.
In sessions she listens first, then helps clients identify what gets in the way of feeling better. She uses practical tools to address worrying thoughts, sleep problems, and patterns that lead to unhealthy coping.
Background and approach
Gwen also supports people dealing with addiction, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-worth. Gwen draws on a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She combines client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to shift unhelpful thinking.
For people processing past trauma she may use eye movement desensitization and reprocessing alongside mindfulness and narrative work. Her work often centers on building healthier habits, improving communication, and reducing shame and self-criticism. Gwen helps clients explore life purpose, strengthen self-love, and develop better ways to manage anger, impulsivity, or compassion fatigue.
She also addresses concerns related to parenting, career stress, and relationship strain. Practical matters are part of the plan. Sessions can be video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules.
Gwen supports people who want steady progress through clear goals and a collaborative approach.
How Gwen’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and prioritizing their goals. In practice this means sessions start with listening and reflecting so the therapist and client can set useful, workable aims together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, helps people process traumatic memories through structured steps and can reduce the intensity of distress when trauma is a central concern.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Gwen will discuss options, try methods that match goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The process is collaborative and paced to what the client needs, with regular check-ins about what is or isn’t working.
Online sessions offer practical benefits for people juggling busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can fit into a work break or provide ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting into daily routines.
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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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