Gaynor Butler , LCSW, CSW

Gaynor Butler is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of practice in Georgia. She uses that experience to help people facing hard moments such as grief, trauma, mounting stress, and major life changes. Gaynor offers a calm, steady presence and aims to make conversations clear and practical for busy lives.

Her work often centers on family concerns, parenting challenges, and relationship or intimacy struggles. She also supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and career stress. Gaynor provides affirming care for LGBT clients and helps people unpack identity-related worries in everyday language.

In sessions she focuses on understanding what matters most to each person. She listens for patterns that get in the way and helps clients try small changes that build confidence. Practical tools from cognitive approaches are blended with attention to emotions and attachment history.

Gaynor draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centered principles, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused techniques. These methods are used to address issues like communication problems, abandonment worries, caregiver stress, chronic illness adjustments, and the fallout from divorce or separation.

She offers several formats for connecting including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions operate on a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and take small, practical steps toward a more meaningful life while learning to sit with uncomfortable thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing concrete skills to reduce anxiety or depression symptoms and improve daily functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at how emotions show up in relationships and helps people change interaction patterns to feel more connected and understood.

Finding the right approach often happens together. Gaynor will work with each person to figure out which methods match their goals, values, and preferences and adjust the plan as progress unfolds. The process is collaborative and paced to what the client can manage.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, tracking progress, or when writing out thoughts helps more than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while still using the same clinical approaches.