About Wendy
Wendy Gaunt is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who helps people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and stress. She also supports concerns related to addiction, grief, intimacy, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, and career stress.
Her style is warm and direct and she aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable for worried parents and busy people. Wendy emphasizes a partnership in counseling.
How Wendy works
She listens to what matters to each person and adapts her approach to fit their needs. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer communication, and ways to cope with life changes. She balances compassion with straightforward conversation when change is needed.
Her background includes five years working in clinical mental health settings with people facing a wide range of challenges. That experience shaped her belief that individuals have strengths to build on, even when life feels overwhelming. She draws on several evidence-based approaches to guide her work.
In session she uses methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, explore core relationships, and choose actions that match their values. Work may include practicing new ways to talk with others, learning skills to manage emotions, or planning gradual steps toward difficult goals. The focus is on skills that can be used outside sessions.
Wendy offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for therapy. Sessions are available in English and operate through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.
Wendy lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Wendy works with
The areas below are the ones Wendy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps that match those values even when thoughts or feelings are hard. It suits issues like anxiety, depression, and trouble making changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships affect how someone connects and trusts others, which is useful for intimacy, communication, and relationship struggles. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person in front of the therapist, offering empathy and nonjudgmental listening to help people find their own solutions and build self-esteem.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and current situation. That collaboration can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for a full-session conversation and seeing nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can fit shorter breaks or lower bandwidth moments. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and written reflections to revisit later. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.
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