Therapist profile
Gwen Kittell, LCSW
Arizona
LCSW in Arizona - Anxiety and Trauma
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Arizona / LCSW-18984
- NPI
- 1053914630
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Arizona
About
- Client-centered work
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- EMDR for trauma
About Gwen
Gwen Kittell is an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Arizona - with 11 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and struggles with relationships or self-worth. Her work often includes people coping with parenting demands, career pressure, grief, ADHD, and issues tied to intimacy or attachment.
Gwen focuses on straightforward, practical conversations. She listens for patterns that leave someone putting others first or losing themselves. Together she and the client look at habits, thoughts, and choices that keep painful cycles going. Sessions aim to make small, manageable changes that relieve pressure and improve everyday functioning.
Her approach draws from client-centered work and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with mindfulness and narrative techniques added when useful. She may also use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma-related symptoms. These methods are used to help with symptoms like intrusive memories, unhelpful thinking, and difficulty managing emotions.
Gwen often addresses body image, codependency, communication problems, and substance-related issues alongside mood and anxiety concerns. She helps people set practical boundaries, practice clearer communication, and rebuild a sense of self after chronic caretaking or stress.
Sessions are offered in English and are based in Arizona. Fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Gwen Uses Specific Therapies Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and priorities. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps the client clarify goals and choices. It suits people who need to regain their sense of self after overgiving or long-term caretaking.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, depression, and people-pleasing habits.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps process disturbing memories and the emotions attached to them. It is used when past events continue to cause intense reactions or avoidance and can be integrated with other approaches for trauma recovery.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gwen will collaborate with the client to decide which methods make sense based on goals, symptoms, and preferences. That could mean combining CBT and mindfulness exercises for daily coping, or drawing on EMDR when trauma memories are central.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. Therapists will discuss scheduling, session length, and any practical adjustments needed to fit therapy into everyday life.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related concerns such as codependency and attachment problems.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using client-centered methods alongside CBT, mindfulness, narrative techniques, and EMDR when appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
Gwen has 11 years of experience as a practicing clinician supporting people through complex emotions and life changes.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Arizona and practices with that credential in the state.
Does she work in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Fees vary by location and therapy is provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.