About Esther
Esther Gosnell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxious thoughts, or difficult relationship and family dynamics. Esther aims to create a respectful, sensitive space where people can begin to sort through what feels broken or out of balance.
She works with individuals facing trauma and abuse and those coping with low self-esteem, panic, mood shifts, or identity questions.
Background and approach
Her approach is practical and direct; she and the client set goals and choose methods that fit the person’s life. Sessions focus on developing clearer boundaries, steadier emotional responses, and stronger day-to-day coping skills. Esther uses a mix of approaches to meet different needs.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and reconnect with what matters to them. She also uses client-centered techniques to create a respectful, listening-focused space. When trauma is central, she incorporates EMDR-informed strategies alongside somatic awareness to address the body’s memory of distress.
People who prefer a collaborative, down-to-earth style often find her pace helpful. Esther emphasizes practical skills, honest conversation, and gradual change rather than quick fixes. She adapts plans as progress is made and as life shifts.
If you are nervous about beginning therapy, she acknowledges that first step and supports gentle momentum toward clearer goals.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Esther uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts without getting swept away by them and to reconnect with values that guide meaningful action. This approach can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life-direction concerns. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance, which can help when panic, intense moods, or relationship conflict make daily life hard.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Esther will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. She adapts her plan over time and checks in about what is or isn’t working so the client can shape the path forward.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make scheduling simpler and to fit therapy into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversational work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and texting works for quick progress notes or ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility for different needs and routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English