gayle whitlock
Marriage & Family Therapist - LMFT
About Me: Hello and welcome to my 100% Virtual therapy practice. With over ten years of experience as a therapist, case manager, group facilitator and as a graduate of Dominican University of California specializing in Counseling Psychology, I enjoy working with a broad spectrum of clients. Among my areas of expertise are:
Leading Women of Color as well as Mid-life support groups for women
Working with men and women experiencing depression and anxiety, Supporting individuals going through a life transition
Supportive, solution focused counseling to those impacted by the effects of past trauma, racism, classism and socioeconomic factors.
As a Black woman, I also have the unfortunate experience of wading through microaggressions all the way to blatant racism. Although there have been tremendous gains in fundamental civil rights for people of color, the items – racism, classism, sexism, can be a contributing factor in the development of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and feelings of worthlessness. I offer culturally appropriate support allowing a safe place to process these feelings while learning tools to comfort adverse environments assertively.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adjustment to College
Adult
Aging and Geriatric Issues
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Body Image
Breakups
Career Counseling
Caregiver Issues or Stress
Chronic Illness or Disability
Chronic Pain or Illness
Codependency
college age
Coping Mechanisms
Depression
Emptiness
Family of Origin Issues
Fatherless
Fear
Gay Issues
grief
Guilt
Health Illness and Medical Issues
Helplessness and Victimhood
Highly Sensitive Persons
Identity Issues
Inadequacy
Individuation
Isolation
Life Coaching
Life Purpose
Loss or Grief
Meditation
Midlife Crisis
Mindful Eating
Mindfulness based therapy
Mood Disorders
Multicultural Concerns
Obesity
Panic
Peer Relationships
Polyamory and Nonmonogamous Relationships
Self Esteem
Sexual Minorities
Single Parenting Issues
Skills Groups
Sleep or Insomnia
Spirituality
Stress
Trauma
Trauma and PTSD
weight-loss
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Eclectic
Existential
Feminist
Harm Reduction
Health/Wellness-based
holistic health
Person Centered Therapy
Psychodynamic
Rogerian
Solution Focused Therapy
Therapeutic/Mindful Movement
Therapy unique to each client
Writing
Modality