Gwendolyn Young, LPC

Gwendolyn Young is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who centers her work on the person sitting across from her. She draws on 11 years of clinical experience to help people facing addiction, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. Her style is direct and grounded, aimed at helping people move forward when life feels stuck.

Gwendolyn uses a person-centered foundation in sessions, meeting people where they are and building on their strengths. She also draws from cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thinking and from dialectical behavior strategies to teach practical emotion regulation skills. Motivational interviewing informs her work when people want help with substance use and behavior change.

Her background includes advanced study in addiction counseling alongside a master’s degree in professional counseling. Gwendolyn says her own life experiences shaped how she listens and responds, and she aims to offer steady support when clients face shame, isolation, or overwhelming stress.

In practical terms she helps people tackle issues such as drug and alcohol addiction, coping with loss, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy struggles, parenting stress, anger, and mood disorders. She also addresses concerns like attachment, dissociation, body image, and life purpose in straightforward sessions.

Gwendolyn practices in Virginia and offers therapy in English. She works collaboratively to set goals and choose approaches that feel right for each person.

How her approaches guide online therapy

Gwendolyn uses client-centered therapy to build a trusting working relationship, focusing on what matters most to each person and following their pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addictive behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping in stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which mix of methods feels most useful and adjust that plan as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - it can cut travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or avoid needing to be on camera when that feels uncomfortable. Licensed professionals can use these flexible arrangements to focus on practical skills, motivation for change, and steady support during recovery and life transitions.