Gwendolyn Scrutchins, LPC

Gwendolyn Scrutchins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with nine years of clinical experience. She has spent much of her career working in correctional settings, supporting people who face depression, anxiety, substance issues, attention challenges, and the effects of trauma. She approaches sessions with empathy and careful listening. Her background includes hands-on work with people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. She also has experience addressing substance use, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and social skill development. Gwendolyn understands the paperwork side of care too, including treatment plans and progress notes. In sessions she favors respectful, compassionate interaction and avoids stereotyping. Her style centers on hearing each person’s story and responding with practical next steps. She aims to help clients build skills that make daily life easier. Her clinical toolkit draws on cognitive behavioral ideas, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Motivational Interviewing. She combines these with humanistic and psychodynamic influences to match the work to the person in front of her. People who contact her can expect straightforward conversation about goals, symptom management, and coping strategies. Gwendolyn also brings training in trauma-related topics and communication strategies that support behavior change. She welcomes questions about how her background might fit a client's needs.

How these approaches fit into online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for depression, anxiety, and sleep concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and expressing emotions to improve how people manage relationship and intimacy issues. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide what methods make sense for their goals and preferences. That decision is based on symptoms, life context, and what feels most helpful in early sessions. If you are considering online therapy, confirm available session options before booking. The therapist’s profile does not list specific formats here, so ask which session types are offered and how scheduling works. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people attend from locations that reduce background noise or improve focus, and can be a practical way to continue care when routines change.