Dr. Gloria Fennell, LICSW, LCSW
Experienced social worker focused on life transitions
Details
| Name | Dr. Gloria Fennell |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LICSW, LCSW |
| Based in | Wisconsin |
| Licensed in | Wisconsin, Minnesota |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Gloria
Dr. Gloria Fennell is a licensed social worker with two decades of clinical experience. She holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work and maintains licensure as an LCSW in Wisconsin and as an LICSW in Minnesota.
Her career began as a registered nurse in trauma care and expanded into social work practice, teaching, and independent practice. She brings practical healthcare experience to conversations about stress, grief, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in schools, community mental health, and university classrooms. She spent 20 years teaching social work at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Those roles shaped how she listens and how she helps people make sense of hard situations.
Her nursing and clinical training inform a calm, pragmatic style. Dr. Fennell uses a strengths-based, collaborative approach.
She helps people name the problems that matter and then chooses interventions together. She draws on Narrative therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness tools depending on what each person needs. Sessions focus on real-life coping skills for anxiety, depression, caregiving stress, addiction, relationship concerns, and work-related burnout.
She also supports people facing aging and end-of-life issues, seasonal affective disorder, and feelings of isolation. Conversations move at the client’s pace and emphasize clear next steps. Her style is steady and practical.
She aims to build a working relationship where clients feel heard and able to try new strategies. For those seeking straightforward help with stress, coping, or life transitions, Dr. Fennell offers experienced guidance and collaborative planning.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem among the things Gloria works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Gloria among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Gloria among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Gloria among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Gloria among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Gloria among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Gloria among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Gloria 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 Gloria directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT work in online sessions
Dr. Fennell uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from the stories that limit them. In practice this means talking about life events in a new way so clients can see other possibilities and make different choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while learning to tolerate uncomfortable feelings.She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Together the therapist and client review which approaches feel right and adjust over time. Finding the best fit happens through short experiments in session and practical homework between meetings, so goals stay grounded in daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, coaching-style prompts, and ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and relationship challenges. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, aging issues, end-of-life counseling, and seasonal affective disorder.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is strengths-based and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people choose practical steps that fit their life.
What is her professional background?
She began as a registered nurse in trauma care, earned an MSW and a Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work, and spent 20 years teaching social work at the college level.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LICSW in Minnesota and LCSW in Wisconsin and practices from Wisconsin.
Can sessions be offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit care into a busy schedule.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is managed through a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
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