About Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn Scrutchins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with nine years of experience. She began her career working in correctional settings and has since applied that experience to help people facing anxiety, depression, substance concerns, and trauma. Her style is calm and direct, with a focus on listening and practical problem solving.
She uses straightforward talk therapy to help people handle stress and strong emotions. Sessions often include skill building for managing anxiety, improving sleep, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
She also addresses relationship and communication problems in a practical way. Gwendolyn blends several therapy approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods to challenge unhelpful thoughts, emotion-focused techniques to address relationship and attachment concerns, and trauma-informed practices when past harm is involved.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone is weighing change or struggling with addictions. Her background includes work with adults who have experienced physical or emotional abuse and with people affected by substance use. She is experienced in clinical documentation such as treatment planning and progress notes, which helps keep care organized and goal-oriented.
Sessions are offered in English and take place online through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Gwendolyn aims to be respectful, nonjudgmental, and practical during sessions. She works with each person to set clear goals and track progress over time.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It’s useful when anxiety or avoidance gets in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, and it’s often used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and ADHD-related struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. That conversation guides whether sessions emphasize skills from CBT, values-based work from ACT, or trauma-focused strategies when needed.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercise demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not desired. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, quick coping tools, or people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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