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LCSW, CSW

Gaynor Butler, LCSW, CSW

  • Experience23 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasADHD, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Gaynor

Gaynor Butler is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 23 years of experience providing therapy in Georgia.

Background and approach

She concentrates on helping people manage complex emotional challenges and life transitions, drawing on a broad clinical toolkit to address issues such as family dynamics, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy difficulties, mood disorders including bipolar and depression, and ADHD.

Her work also covers stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career pressures, compassion fatigue, and a range of related focus areas like attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and separation or divorce. Her style blends empathy with practical skills training, emphasizing an individualized approach that honors each person’s history and values.

Sessions aim to build coping strategies, improve communication, and foster personal growth through evidence-informed methods. Gaynor frames therapy as a collaborative process, offering a nonjudgmental space where clients can explore identity and relationships while developing tools for navigating life changes and strengthening emotional resilience.

Approaches That Guide Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then clarify values and take committed action toward what matters; this approach can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships, exploring how early bonds influence current communication and emotional responses, which can help with intimacy and relationship struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering practical strategies to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mood instability.



Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic collaboration. Gaynor works with each client to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then adapts methods over time so the work matches changing needs and practical realities.



Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage: video calls for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions for convenience, and live chat or text-based messaging for more frequent check-ins or those who prefer written communication. These formats can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and support continuity of care when life circumstances change, while still allowing therapists to use ACT, attachment-based work, and CBT techniques effectively in session.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Gaynor commonly address?
Her practice covers family dynamics, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, ADHD, and related challenges like compassion fatigue and career strain.
What is Gaynor's therapeutic style?
She combines empathic, client-centered listening with active skills work, drawing on approaches like CBT, ACT, EFT, and attachment-based strategies to tailor interventions to each client's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Gaynor brings 23 years of clinical experience working with a variety of emotional and relational issues.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is credentialed as LCSW, CSW with license GA LCSW CSW005515 and practices in Georgia.
Can someone outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time and offers services in English.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are therapy costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasSelf-harmSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

23+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English

What Gaynor can help with

Gaynor Butler works with clients on family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, and coping with life changes.

Gaynor works with individuals through complex life transitions and emotional challenges.

Gaynor works with clients navigating family dynamics and trauma recovery.

How Gaynor approaches therapy

Gaynor's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy.

Experience and training

Gaynor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Georgia, with 23 years of clinical experience.