About Gail
Gail Amalfitano blends a person-centered approach with practical therapy tools to help people move past stuck points. She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who brings nine years of clinical experience to sessions. Gail focuses on clear, down-to-earth work so people can see progress in daily life.
She commonly helps with anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and addiction-related concerns. Gail also supports people facing relationship friction, grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, and career or life transitions.
Background and approach
Her practice includes attention to issues such as bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Gail draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered methods. Sessions often include straightforward skills training, guided conversations, and practical resources like readings and short videos.
She adapts her methods to fit each person’s needs rather than following one set routine. In the first meetings she gathers background, listens closely, and works with clients to set clear goals. Some sessions focus on problem-solving and skill building while others emphasize understanding patterns and feelings.
Gail emphasizes honest feedback and adjusts the balance of teaching, support, and challenge as needed. People who work with her can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental tone and steady encouragement. She aims to help clients build coping strategies, clarify values, and find small steps that lead to better daily functioning and renewed hope.
How clinic-tested approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small values-based steps. It’s useful for anxiety, stress, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors through practical exercises. CBT often helps with depression, sleep and eating concerns, and negative thinking patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships and can be helpful when intimacy, trust, or attachment issues cause distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and life context and then recommend a mix of techniques. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and needs change.
Online sessions use video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video works well for more in-depth sessions and skill demonstrations. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use written prompts when speaking feels difficult. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep momentum between appointments.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- 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
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Arizona
- Languages
- English