Dr. Gemma Andaya , LCPC

Dr. Gemma Andaya is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Nevada. She brings eight years of clinical experience helping people navigate relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem problems, and major life changes. Her manner is warm and non-judgmental, and she focuses on building emotional resilience and clearer decision-making.

Her sessions are trauma-informed and draw on evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside mindfulness and somatic awareness. She adapts each meeting to what the person needs that day, using practical strategies to manage distress and improve coping. People leave with concrete skills they can use between sessions.

Dr. Andaya often works with concerns linked to attachment, abandonment, and codependency. She also addresses body image, fertility-related stress, family problems, and issues like guilt, shame, and isolation. Communication problems and impulsivity are discussed in straightforward, goal-oriented ways.

She helps people understand patterns that keep them feeling stuck and then practices new ways of responding. Sessions include paced breathing, noticing physical sensations, and exercises to shift thinking and behavior. The goal is clearer self-trust and more stable emotional responses.

Appointments are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which lets people fit therapy into busy schedules. Work begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on the therapist's availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Dr. Andaya uses evidence-based techniques combined with mindfulness and somatic awareness. Mindfulness work helps people notice thoughts and feelings without judgment and can reduce reactivity to stress. Somatic awareness focuses on bodily sensations and teaches practical skills like breathing and grounding to lower physical tension after trauma.

These methods are introduced collaboratively. The therapist and client decide together which techniques to try based on presenting concerns, goals, and personal preferences. If something doesn’t fit, they adjust the approach and pick alternatives that feel more useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work through exercises while seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, progress notes between sessions, or when someone needs flexible, written support. Together these options make it easier to keep continuity of care and fit therapy into a busy life.