Wendy Gaunt

Compassionate, practical therapy for life challenges

LPC Pennsylvania

Experience: 5 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Wendy

Wendy Gaunt is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who supports people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, and issues related to self-esteem and intimacy.

Background and approach

She also addresses addictions, grief, LGBT concerns, family conflict, sleeping and eating problems, parenting stress, anger, career challenges, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue, along with attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, commitment and communication problems, dissociation, and other life disruptions. Her work reflects a broad clinical focus on both emotional healing and practical coping skills.

Her style blends a person-centered, strengths-based attitude with evidence-informed techniques, drawing on approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and existential perspectives. Wendy emphasizes collaboration and supports clients in identifying values, testing new patterns, and building resilience while offering direct, compassionate conversations when change is needed.

With five years of clinical experience, she brings practical strategies and an affirming therapeutic presence to help clients navigate transitions and recover from difficult experiences. Wendy works with adults in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English.

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging and participates in a subscription-based session model that can be canceled at any time.

Approaches for Online Growth and Healing

Wendy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support people in clarifying personal values, accepting difficult feelings, and taking committed action toward meaningful goals. Finally, attachment-based work explores relational patterns and early connection dynamics to improve intimacy and communication in current relationships.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the treatment process, and Wendy approaches this collaboratively. She will work with clients to understand their needs, preferences, and goals, and tailor a mix of strategies that fit each person rather than adhering to a single method from the start.

Online therapy with Wendy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access support from Pennsylvania without needing in-person visits, allowing continuity of care and varied ways to engage in work on relationships, trauma recovery, mood, and day-to-day coping.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Wendy commonly address?

She works with a wide range of issues including relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, addictions, grief, LGBT matters, intimacy concerns, and many related areas such as attachment and caregiver stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is collaborative and person-centered, combining warmth and direct conversation with strengths-based support to help clients explore values and make practical changes.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of experience working as a clinical mental health counselor in diverse settings and with a wide variety of presenting concerns.

What credentials and location are on record?

She holds the LPC credential with license PA LPC PC012054 and practices in Pennsylvania.

In which languages can sessions be conducted and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats does she offer?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.

How are fees and scheduling handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in getting started?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stress Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English