Gwendolyn Scrutchins, LPC
Compassionate counselor who values your story
Details
| Name | Gwendolyn Scrutchins |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Georgia |
| Licensed in | Georgia |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 9 |
About Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn Scrutchins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with nine years of clinical experience. She began her career working in correctional settings and brings practical skills from that work into outpatient care. Her focus includes mood and anxiety concerns, substance-related issues, trauma, and problems that affect daily functioning.
She listens with empathy and seeks to understand each person without judgment. Sessions are straightforward and respectful. She uses active listening to help people feel heard before moving into strategies that fit their life.
Background and approach
Gwendolyn draws on Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She adapts these methods to the concern at hand, whether that is depression, anxiety, addiction, or managing anger. She also helps with relationship and family-related problems from the perspective of an individual client.
Practical topics she addresses include communication problems, parenting stress, sleep difficulties, grief, and coping with life changes. Her background includes working with people who have experienced physical or emotional trauma and with those navigating substance use and medication awareness. She is experienced in treatment planning and documentation, which she uses to keep therapy focused and organized.
Gwendolyn offers care in English and practices in Georgia. She aims to help people tell their stories, name what matters, and take steps that match their values and daily realities.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Anger management, Self esteem among the things Gwendolyn works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- 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 Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Gwendolyn among the ways she works.
- Trauma-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
How narrative and evidence-based approaches work online
Gwendolyn often uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. This approach focuses on separating problems from the person and finding new ways to describe challenges and strengths.She also employs Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clarify values and take small, meaningful actions. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions because it emphasizes flexible behavior over getting rid of difficult feelings.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her toolkit for targeting unhelpful thinking and building practical skills. CBT sessions often include short exercises and homework to practice new ways of coping between meetings.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Gwendolyn discusses your goals, preferences, and daily challenges and then suggests methods to try. She adjusts plans as progress unfolds so therapy stays relevant to your life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let you work face-to-face from wherever you are, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits brief check-ins, and messaging allows ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity when life gets in the way.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, grief, sleep problems, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is empathetic and direct. She focuses on listening first, then uses practical techniques that match each person's needs.
What is her clinical background?
She has nine years of experience, including work with incarcerated populations and training in treatment planning and progress documentation.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as LPC in Georgia, and provides services in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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