Works with
- Anger
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
How Gaynor works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Gaynor
Gaynor Butler is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of practice helping people manage strong emotions and major life changes. She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) credential and a Clinical Social Worker (CSW) credential and works from Georgia. Gaynor focuses on practical steps people can take when stress, grief, anger, or relationship problems feel overwhelming.
She helps clients untangle family dynamics and navigate the fallout from trauma and loss.
Background and approach
Sessions include straightforward tools to calm intense feelings, improve communication, and set realistic goals. Gaynor also supports people dealing with depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and burnout from caregiving or work-related compassion fatigue. Her style is direct and empathic.
She listens closely, asks clear questions, and helps people try small changes between sessions. Expect a mix of talking, skill-building, and gentle challenges to test new ways of relating and coping. Gaynor uses several evidence-based methods to guide sessions, including acceptance-based strategies, cognitive work to shift unhelpful thoughts, and attachment-focused work to improve close relationships.
These approaches are adapted to each person’s situation rather than applied the same way to everyone. People often come to her for help with parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, career stress, or identity questions. She also addresses more specific concerns like abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, chronic illness, and communication or control problems.
Gaynor offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. For those ready to begin, the process starts by selecting Start Therapy and completing a short matching questionnaire.
What Gaynor works with
Everything Gaynor lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Gaynor's practice.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gaynor lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Gaynor uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them, then choose actions that match their values. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice concrete skills for emotion regulation and problem solving. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) informs her work on attachment and closeness, helping people name feelings and change interaction patterns that cause conflict.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Gaynor talks with each person about goals and what feels most useful, then adapts techniques to match those needs. Clients and the therapist try strategies together and adjust based on what helps in daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat work well for brief check-ins or practicing new skills between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Gaynor
What concerns does Gaynor help with?
She supports people facing anger, stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career problems, and identity-related worries.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Gaynor combines listening with practical skill-building, clear goals, and gentle challenges to test new ways of coping and relating.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 23 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life transition concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices from Georgia.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Gaynor offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.