Gwendolyn Young, LPC
Calm guidance to rewrite life stories
Details
| Name | Gwendolyn Young |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Virginia |
| Licensed in | Virginia |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 11 |
About Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn Young is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 11 years of clinical experience. She draws on her own life lessons to bring patience and persistence to sessions. She speaks plainly and works to help people move from feeling stuck to finding clearer purpose and direction.
Gwendolyn focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, anger, career questions, and mood disorders including bipolar.
Background and approach
Her practice includes attention to ADHD, trauma and abuse, and challenges like isolation or body image struggles. Her approach centers on Narrative and Client-Centered ideas. She helps people tell the story of their lives, notice patterns, and try out new meanings.
Sessions also use practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when helpful to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Gwendolyn has a master’s degree in professional counseling and a master’s degree in addiction counseling, plus a post-master’s addiction specialization. She combines clinical knowledge with real-world empathy to guide steady progress.
People who meet with her can expect a direct, hopeful style. Conversations are collaborative and goal-focused. She encourages small, sustainable steps and checks in on what works and what needs adjusting.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Grief among the things Gwendolyn works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Gwendolyn 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 Gwendolyn directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that shape online sessions
Gwendolyn commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves. That approach focuses on separating a person from their problems and finding alternative meanings that feel more hopeful and useful. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at a pace the person sets to build confidence and self-understanding. When patterns of thinking or behavior get in the way, she brings in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes that ease symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gwendolyn treats the choice of methods as a collaboration and will adjust based on a person’s goals and preferences. Together they set short-term goals, try strategies, and review what helps most so the plan fits real life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or more frequent support. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and stay connected between meetings.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Gwendolyn help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. She also supports those dealing with grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy problems, parenting strain, anger, career transitions, bipolar and ADHD related struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends Narrative and Client-Centered approaches with practical tools from CBT and DBT. Conversations are collaborative and focus on reshaping life stories and building daily coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working in counseling and addiction-related settings. That background informs her approach to stress, addiction, and mood concerns.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LPC credential, listed as VA LPC, and practices in Virginia. Her training includes two master’s degrees and a post-master’s addiction specialization.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions conducted and what formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats allow for flexible check-ins and different pacing depending on needs.
How does payment and getting started work?
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