About Gloria
Dr. Gloria Fennell is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Minnesota and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin. She draws on 20 years of clinical and teaching experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions.
Her background includes work in healthcare, community mental health, schools, and independent practice. She began as a registered nurse in trauma care and later earned a Master of Social Work and a Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work.
How Gloria works
That mix of hands-on clinical work and academic training shapes how she approaches care. She also spent two decades teaching social work at undergraduate and graduate levels. Her style is collaborative and strengths-based.
She aims to build a practical working relationship and decides on intervention strategies together with each person. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills people can use between meetings. Dr.
Fennell uses several approaches to fit different needs, including acceptance and commitment strategies, client-centered conversations, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness tools, and motivational interviewing. These methods help with coping, behavior change, and managing difficult feelings. She also brings experience with aging and caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, first responder issues, and challenges such as isolation or Seasonal Affective Disorder.
People contact her when they want realistic steps and steady support to move forward. Getting started involves selecting a match process and scheduling to fit individual needs. Dr.
Fennell aims to work with each person to set clear, manageable goals and to track progress over time.
Gloria lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Gloria works with
The areas below are the ones Gloria selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Registers | LICSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How her approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and focus on actions that matter to them. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and helping people make values-based choices. Client-Centered Therapy centers conversations on the person’s experience, using listening and reflection to strengthen self-awareness and build trust. This approach supports people working through grief, self-esteem, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for depression, anxiety, and coping with everyday problems.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dr. Fennell works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She will try strategies, check what helps, and adjust the plan so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video can approximate an in-person conversation while phone calls reduce bandwidth needs. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, focused coaching, or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or other routines while keeping a steady path toward the goals you set together.
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