Gwendolyn Scrutchins
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
About Gwendolyn
I am a mental health counselor licensed in Georgia with over 8 years of experience working as a mental health counselor for incarcerated offenders. I work with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, psychological disorders. substance abuse, social skill building and medication awareness, OCD and ADHD. I also helped my clients who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.
My counseling style is showing empathy and active listening. I believe in treating my clients with respect and compassion. I do not believe in stereotyping my clients. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic, reality and rational-emotive counseling. I am experienced in processing administrative reports, treatment plans, and progress notes surrounding therapeutic care for my clients’ specific needs.
I look forward to working with you!
Certificates:
• Motivating Behavior Change (Spectrum Health Systems, Inc.)
• Dealing with juvenile sex offenders
• Thinking for a Change
• The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
• PREA: Behavioral Health Care for Sexual Assault Victims in a Confinement Setting
• Effective Communication Motivational Strategies
• Communicating Effectively and Professionally with LGBITI Offenders
• Multicultural Awareness
• Master Clinician Series The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
• Working with Difficult People: How to work with Manipulative People
• Evaluation and Treatment of Sexual Assault
• Tele-Mental Health Practice Today: Comprehensive Training for Mental Health Professional
What Gwendolyn helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Gwendolyn works
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Ms. Gwendolyn gives great insight on life matters.”
- “I've enjoyed my sessions with her and feel very confident in the progress that will be made.”
- “She is very compassionate and is helping me to cope with many losses that I have had in my family.”
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