About
- CBT
- EMDR
- Client-centered
About Gwen
Gwen Kittell is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Arizona with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with adults coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, parenting strain, and relationship concerns. Her focus includes issues such as self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related problems, and challenges tied to ADHD and compassion fatigue.
Gwen uses several approaches to help people make practical changes in day-to-day life. She draws on client-centered work to listen and reflect what matters most to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify patterns of thinking and shift unhelpful behaviors. She also integrates EMDR for clients processing traumatic memories when appropriate.
In sessions she helps people develop new coping skills for strong emotions, tackle sleeping and impulse problems, and address substance use and relapse concerns. Gwen also supports those working through attachment problems, codependency, body image, and forgiveness. Her work includes attention to women’s issues and navigating life purpose questions.
Gwen frames therapy as a collaborative process. She works with each person to set concrete goals and practice skills between sessions. Practical strategies, reflective conversation, and targeted trauma work are combined depending on what the client needs.
She sees clients in Arizona and conducts work in English. Payment varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Approaches used and how online sessions work
Gwen commonly blends client-centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and reflects what matters to the person, useful for sorting through relationships, parenting stress, and life choices. CBT focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thought and behavior, which helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and impulse control. EMDR involves guided processing of traumatic memories and can be used for post-traumatic stress and other trauma-related symptoms.Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they try strategies, track progress, and adjust the plan if something isn’t working well for the person.
Confirm the therapist’s current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins from different locations. Some people find phone check-ins easier when video isn’t needed, while others prefer video for face-to-face interaction. The emphasis is on practical ways to make therapy fit into everyday life rather than on a single prescribed format.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related concerns like grief and sleep problems.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered. She combines reflective listening with practical skills from CBT and targeted trauma work when needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker in Arizona.
What credential and region does she practice under?
She is an LCSW licensed in Arizona and provides services under that credential in the state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats were not listed in the profile.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.