Gail Amalfitano, LMHC, LPC
Practical, person-centered therapy for parents and individuals
Book with Gail- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Gail
Gail Amalfitano is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on practical, person-centered care. She uses clear conversation and problem-solving to help people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, and life transitions. Gail brings nine years of clinical experience and works from Florida as a LMHC and LPC.
Gail helps parents and individuals facing stress around family life, parenting challenges, grief, and relationship tensions. She also supports people dealing with trauma, bipolar symptoms, sleep and eating concerns, anger, and self-esteem struggles.
Background and approach
Her approach emphasizes listening first, then offering tools that fit each person's situation. In sessions Gail mixes cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and acceptance strategies. She uses attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns.
The work often includes short skill-building exercises, homework readings, and brief practices to try between visits. Gail describes counseling as part listening, part teaching, and part problem solving. She shares handouts and short videos when those resources help clarify a topic.
She adapts the balance of support and skill work to match what the client needs at a given time. Clients can expect a nonjudgmental tone and a collaborative stance. Gail values clear feedback and adjusts her methods based on what people report is helping.
Her goal is to help people move past what is blocking their sense of well-being and to build practical ways to manage daily life.
What Gail works with
Everything Gail lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Gail helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gail lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress when old patterns feel limiting.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings connect and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, mood problems, sleep issues, and work or relationship concerns.
Attachment-Based Therapy examines relationship patterns and emotional bonds to help people shift how they relate to others. This can be helpful for intimacy concerns, communication problems, and family-related stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and day-to-day life. That process includes trying a method and adjusting it based on what feels helpful.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill coaching. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts in writing between sessions or check in during busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy into parenting schedules, work breaks, or travel, while keeping focus on the same therapeutic goals as in-person care.
Questions people ask about Gail
What concerns does this therapist help with?
Gail supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, parenting strain, relationship problems, sleep and eating issues, anger, and self-esteem challenges.
How would you describe the therapy style?
She uses a person-centered style that blends listening, problem solving, and teaching. Sessions often include practical exercises, readings, and short skill practices.
What is Gail's professional background?
Gail has nine years of experience as a psychotherapist working with mood disturbances, trauma, and addiction-related concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices from Florida.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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