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Gail Wylde, LCSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Gail

Gail Wylde is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with two decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and ADHD-related challenges.

Background and approach

She blends evidence-based strategies with a compassionate, client-centered stance, creating a practical and humane framework for addressing mood disorders, addictions, grief, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Gail’s background includes work in county adult services, crisis stabilization, and independent practice, which informs a flexible approach to different life circumstances.

Her style emphasizes collaboration and clear problem-solving, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, solution-focused techniques, and mindfulness. She listens carefully to understand each person's priorities and then co-creates goals and skills to manage emotions, build self-esteem, and improve communication.

Gail welcomes people who are ready to take steps toward change and offers support tailored to individual needs and circumstances. Located in California, Gail brings practical clinical experience and a steady, empathetic presence to the therapeutic relationship.

Her approach aims to help clients develop strategies for coping with career stress, parenting pressures, grief, obsessive patterns, and other concerns while working toward greater balance and resilience.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is focused on helping people clarify personal values and commit to actions that align with those values while learning to tolerate difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often useful for managing anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the connections between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and uses structured techniques to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, obsessive patterns, and mood concerns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental attention to internal experience, supporting emotional regulation and stress reduction.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust strategies as progress and preferences become clearer. That partnership helps tailor interventions to concerns such as relationship problems, self-esteem, ADHD-related struggles, grief, or career stress.

Online formats offer practical advantages for many people. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation and allow for visual connection, phone sessions provide an audio option when video is not ideal, and live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins and ongoing skill practice. These options increase flexibility around scheduling and make it easier to maintain continuity of care across locations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Gail address?
Gail works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting challenges, bipolar mood concerns, and ADHD among other focus areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is empathetic and collaborative, combining client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral, acceptance and commitment, solution-focused, and mindfulness techniques to develop practical strategies.
What is Gail's professional background?
She has 20 years of clinical experience and has worked in county adult services, crisis stabilization settings, and independent practice, bringing a range of community and clinical perspectives.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
Gail is an LCSW licensed in California with license number CA LCSW 81197 and practices from a California-registered profile.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats are available with Gail?
Gail provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Gail can help with

Gail Wylde works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Gail works with young to older adults.

Gail works with depression, panic, and social anxiety.

How Gail approaches therapy

Gail's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Gail is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in California, with 20 years of clinical experience.