About Gloria
Gloria Gitlin is a licensed professional counselor who brings a blend of clinical work and teaching to her practice. She has worked in independent practice, a psychiatric hospital, and several agencies. Gloria holds a Master’s in Psychology and an earlier Ph.D. in Linguistics, and she draws on both when helping people make sense of thoughts and behavior.
She notices how language shapes thinking and how thinking shapes actions. Gloria uses that link to help people see patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
She places equal attention on feelings and the thoughts that guide them, and she helps clients notice where those patterns begin. In sessions she looks for the beliefs and interpretations that trigger stress, anxiety, low mood, or conflict. Gloria guides people through gentle inquiry to uncover the ideas that cause distress.
Once those thoughts are clearer, she works with clients to try new ways of seeing and responding. Her approach is adaptable and practical. She mixes strategies that target unhelpful thoughts with exercises to build emotional skills and coping tools.
The goal is to restore a sense of control and improve day-to-day functioning. Gloria commonly helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction concerns, relationship and family strain, and life changes. She also supports people facing issues like communication struggles, guilt, isolation, or questions about purpose and self-worth.
Her work centers on helping people understand themselves and move toward a more satisfying life.
How her approaches adapt to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting swept up in them and identify personal values to guide action. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by focusing on what matters most rather than trying to eliminate every difficult feeling. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers clear exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. CBT is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and stress management. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape expectations and patterns in current relationships and can help with trust, closeness, and communication struggles.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, challenges, and preferences and recommend methods that match those needs. Techniques can be combined and adjusted over time so the work stays practical and relevant to the client's life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy into daily life. Video is useful for more in-depth work where visual cues help. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when a shorter check-in fits a lunch break. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when people prefer typing to speaking. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and apply new skills between sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
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
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English