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Gail Roberson

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Gail Roberson, LPC

Missouri

Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Relationships

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Where Gail stands

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Missouri / 001811; LPC, Arizona / LPC-22601
NPI
1497730568
Experience
35 years
Languages
English
Location
Missouri

About

  • Solution focused
  • 35 years experience
  • Remote practice

About Gail

Gail Roberson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 35 years of experience. She practices from Missouri and focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, parenting, grief, and codependency.

Gail describes her work as interactive and solution-focused. She listens without judgment and offers practical mental health tools people can use between sessions. Sessions can address immediate problems and also work toward building the kinds of life experiences a person wants.

She uses evidence-based approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Gail explains options aloud so people can choose what fits their goals and preferences.

Her practice shifted to remote counseling over five years ago, which she says helps people get to their issues more quickly without travel time. Gail notes that for many clients this mode of work can feel efficient and let them focus on concrete change.

Gail also writes children's books and spends much of her time traveling in an RV with her husband and two Tonkinese cats. That lifestyle informs her belief that life has many paths and that multiple approaches can lead to meaningful change. To begin, people follow the site's matching steps, complete a short questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

How sessions work

How Gail’s approaches translate to remote work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small actions that line up with what matters to them despite uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and decisions about relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches specific skills to reduce worry, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and build practical habits. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns show up now and helps people notice and change repeating patterns in adult relationships. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Gail will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She frames treatment as a collaborative process and offers different tools so people can pick what helps them make steady progress. Her practice has been remote for several years. The profile does not list specific session formats here, so confirm current session options before booking. Remote work can make sessions fit into daily life more easily - saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people use written worksheets or journaling between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to help people practice skills, track progress, and bring concrete changes into everyday routines.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Domestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

35+ years

Listed in

Missouri, Arizona

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, parenting, grief, self-esteem, codependency, and related issues listed in her profile.

What is her therapy style like?

Gail uses an interactive, solution-focused style and teaches practical mental health tools people can use between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 35 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Where is she licensed and located?

She holds LPC credentials and practices from Missouri; her profile lists licensure in multiple states and indicates Missouri as her base.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from another country?

International clients are not currently accepted; work is provided to people within the applicable licensure jurisdictions.

How are sessions scheduled and paid for?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Use the site button to see online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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