Gwendolyn Young, LPC

Virginia · 11 years in practice

Gwendolyn Young is a licensed professional counselor who blends existential ideas with practical therapy.

License and registration

LPC, Virginia: 0701010527 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1831435585 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 11
Languages: English

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About Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn Young is a licensed professional counselor who blends existential ideas with practical therapy. She centers sessions on the person in front of her and helps them name what feels stuck. Her style is direct and hopeful, and she draws on years of work with addiction and mood concerns.

Gwendolyn uses life experience alongside clinical training to guide her approach. She holds a master’s degree in professional counseling, a master’s in addiction counseling, and a post-master’s credential in addiction specialization.

Background and approach

She brings 11 years of counseling experience in Virginia to conversations about stress, anxiety, and substance use. In sessions she listens first and then helps people consider meaning, choice, and what matters to them now. That existential perspective looks at life’s big questions alongside everyday problems like sleep, anger, and work stress.

She also uses client-centered methods to make space for someone’s story and CBT skills to address patterns that feed depression or anxiety. People also come to her for help with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, and coping with major life changes. She works with mood disorders, bipolar symptoms, and issues tied to shame, guilt, isolation, and body image.

Practical skills are paired with conversations about values and purpose. Sessions may include problem-solving, behavior strategies, motivational techniques, and grounding skills to manage strong emotions. She aims to help people gain clearer choices and steadier day-to-day functioning.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Gwendolyn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Body image
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love

Approaches Gwendolyn names

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Online support

How existential and practical approaches work online

Existential therapy invites people to talk about meaning, choice, and what matters most in their lives. It helps when someone feels stuck, overwhelmed by life changes, or unsure of their next steps by bringing everyday choices into focus. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience without judgment. That approach creates space for someone to tell their story and feel heard before moving into change-oriented work.

Gwendolyn treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try different methods, and adjust based on what helps most. The aim is to pair reflective conversations about purpose with concrete skills for managing mood, cravings, or anxiety.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation when deeper discussion is needed. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like a barrier. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing tracking between sessions. These options help make therapy fit around work, caregiving, or other daily demands while keeping focus on progress and usable tools.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction-related concerns. Other focus areas include grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and mood disorders.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions combine existential reflection with client-centered listening. Practical tools from CBT and DBT are used to change unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 11 years of counseling experience. That time includes focused work with addiction and mood-related concerns in Virginia.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Virginia.

Are sessions available in other languages or countries?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are offered?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Various formats allow for shorter check-ins or longer conversations.

How does payment and cost work?

Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

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