Gloria Gitlin

Gloria Gitlin is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) who brings a blend of clinical and academic experience to her work. She has practiced in private settings, psychiatric hospitals, and community agencies. Gloria studied psychology at the master’s level and previously earned a Ph.D. in linguistics, and she pays close attention to how language shapes thought and behavior.

Her therapy style focuses on looking at thoughts, beliefs, and feelings in simple, practical ways. She helps people notice patterns in what they think and how those thoughts lead to actions. Conversations center on identifying unhelpful beliefs and testing new ways of seeing situations.

Gloria values clear, evidence-informed approaches and combines methods to match each person’s needs. Sessions often involve looking at thoughts and behaviors together and trying different strategies to change what isn’t working. She explains ideas plainly and uses examples from everyday life to make change feel doable.

People come to her for problems like stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, relationship issues, and challenges around self-esteem and life changes. Divorce and separation are also listed as an additional focus area she addresses when relevant to a person’s goals.

Her work is collaborative - she invites questions and practical homework between sessions. The aim is to build small, steady changes that make daily life easier and more satisfying.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting taken over by them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. It uses practical exercises and small experiments between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gloria will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to use, based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in early sessions. That process can include trying one method and adjusting as needed to find what helps most.

Confirm the current session options before booking, since this profile does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut travel time, and maintain continuity when schedules change. It also allows for shorter check-ins when a quick problem needs attention or for using video when visual cues matter. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT or CBT tools to work in remote sessions, assigning brief exercises and tracking progress between meetings to support steady change.