About Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn Young is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people navigate anxiety and related struggles. She draws on personal experience and 11 years in counseling to offer steady, practical care. Her style emphasizes listening first and then working with each person to find useful steps forward.
She uses a person-centered approach that lets clients lead the conversation while she offers guidance. Gwendolyn also blends cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
These methods are often paired with skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotions feel overwhelming. People come to her for a range of concerns including stress, grief, depression, addiction, and challenges with self-esteem or relationships. She also supports those facing life changes, career questions, parenting strain, and issues tied to trauma or mood disorders.
The focus is on small, practical changes that make daily life easier. Gwendolyn earned a master’s degree in professional counseling and a second master’s in addiction counseling, plus a post-master’s addiction specialization. She practices in Virginia and brings 11 years of hands-on experience to each session.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful. Conversations often include checking what matters most, learning a coping skill, and planning one or two steps to try before the next meeting. This steady, collaborative approach helps people move through hard moments and regain a sense of control.
Therapy approaches and online care that fit your life
Gwendolyn uses client-centered therapy to help people tell their story and feel heard. That approach focuses on listening and following the client's lead so goals come from what matters most to the person. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thought patterns and test small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships when feelings feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Gwendolyn will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that match their needs and preferences. If one way of working does not feel helpful, she adjusts the plan together with the client so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.
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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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