Gail Amalfitano, LMHC, LPC
Narrative-informed counselor focused on practical change
Details
| Name | Gail Amalfitano |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC, LPC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida, Arizona |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 9 |
About Gail
Gail Amalfitano is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on Narrative work alongside practical therapies. She brings nine years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and big life changes. Gail uses straightforward talk, listening, and collaborative planning to help people untangle what feels stuck.
Her sessions often begin with gathering clear information about what’s happening now. From that starting point she helps people name patterns, sort priorities, and try small steps that make a difference.
Background and approach
She uses client-centered care and cognitive behavioral ideas to shift thinking and behavior in everyday life. Gail also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy when those approaches fit a person’s goals. That means she helps people notice painful thoughts, connect with values, and repair important relationships.
She offers coaching-style support for career or life transitions as well as help for grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and compulsive behaviors. She provides practical resources between sessions, like short readings, video clips, and worksheets to reinforce what was discussed.
Gail adjusts her style to match what each person needs, using more teaching, problem solving, or validation depending on the moment. People can expect a warm, nonjudgmental clinician who encourages honest feedback and shared decision making. Gail emphasizes hope, possibilities, and gradual change while walking alongside clients as they work toward clearer choices and better daily functioning.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Gail works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Gail among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Gail directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Gail directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches for online care and everyday challenges
Gail blends Narrative therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to shape online sessions. Narrative therapy helps people tell and reframe the stories they carry, which can reveal unhelpful patterns and create room for new choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that reflect personal values, useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation struggles. Attachment-Based work focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can guide repair of intimacy-related and communication problems.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Gail will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adjust as progress and needs change. That shared planning helps clients feel involved in shaping their care rather than following a fixed script.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and body language cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief updates, ongoing coaching, or when written reflection supports the work. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and across different time zones.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Gail commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is narrative and client-centered with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Sessions combine listening, problem solving, and teaching tailored to each person.
What is her background and experience?
Gail has nine years of experience as a psychotherapist working with mood disturbances, trauma, and substance-related concerns, plus a wide range of life adjustment issues.
Where is Gail licensed and located?
She holds Florida LMHC and Arizona LPC credentials and practices from Florida.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Gail?
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