- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Eating disorders
About Gwen
Gwen Bartran is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado. She brings 25 years of clinical experience and a practical, person-focused style to sessions. Gwen aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood struggles, and difficult life changes.
She also supports people facing concerns like parenting, eating and body image, addiction, grief, and relationship and intimacy issues. Gwen blends several therapy approaches to meet each person's needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action.
Background and approach
Attachment-based ideas guide her when relationship patterns or early bonds affect current life. Client-centered and mindfulness practices keep the work grounded in the person's own experience. Sessions tend to be collaborative and conversational.
Gwen listens for patterns that keep people stuck and offers small, practical experiments to try between sessions. She pays attention to how the body and emotions interact and invites gentle awareness practices when those fit the client's goals. Over her career Gwen has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma, depression, bipolar disorder, panic, and compassion fatigue.
She also supports people exploring career direction, life purpose, and recovery from eating-related problems. Her approach balances practical steps with attention to meaning and values. Gwen uses flexible session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
People who contact her are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and then schedule sessions based on availability.
What Gwen works with
Everything Gwen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Gwen helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Gwen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach and Online Options that Fit Your Life
Gwen commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people identify what matters most and take small steps toward those values. ACT is helpful for anxiety, depression, and when someone wants clearer direction for their life. Attachment-Based Therapy is another influence she draws on to understand how early relationships shape current patterns and to work on improving connection and trust in relationships.She also uses client-centered skills to keep sessions focused on each person's experience and priorities. Gwen treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. Together the therapist and client discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust plans so the work feels useful and sustainable.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging can support ongoing processing between sessions or provide quick check-ins without needing to be on camera. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
Questions people ask about Gwen
What concerns does Gwen commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, eating and body image issues, parenting strain, addiction, grief, and relationship and intimacy-related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. Gwen mixes acceptance and values work with mindfulness, attachment ideas, and client-centered conversation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Gwen has 25 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a broad range of mental health and life concerns.
Where is Gwen located and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Colorado and holds the designation LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Colorado.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Gwen?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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