Gwendolyn Henry , LMSW

Gwendolyn Henry is a licensed social worker with 27 years of clinical experience in Michigan. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life changes. She uses clear, practical methods to help people manage strong emotions and rebuild daily routines.

Her style is warm and person-focused. She listens first and helps people set small, doable goals. Sessions tend to be straightforward and collaborative, with an emphasis on skills people can use between meetings.

Over nearly three decades she has worked with a wide range of concerns including addictions, bipolar mood challenges, sleeping problems, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment and family of origin issues, divorce and domestic violence, and end-of-life related caregiving challenges.

Gwendolyn draws on a mix of clinical approaches to match each person's needs. She uses Client-Centered methods to build trust, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful patterns, and EMDR for trauma-related work when appropriate. Mindfulness and narrative techniques are woven in to help people reconnect with values and meaning.

People often seek her support for practical goals like improving communication, managing impulsivity, reducing shame, or coping with career and parenting pressures. She works in a respectful, nonjudgmental way and adapts sessions to what each person brings in the moment.

How therapeutic styles translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship and listening closely to what matters to the individual; online sessions let that core connection happen through conversation and collaborative planning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change patterns; this approach adapts well to online work with homework, worksheets, and skill practice between sessions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used for trauma work and involves structured processing of distressing memories; elements of EMDR can be delivered online with adaptations tailored to the person’s pace and needs.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and comfort with different methods and together decide what to try first. That collaboration helps ensure the chosen methods fit the person’s situation and change over time as needs evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video is useful for longer, interactive work and skill practice, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is low, and messaging or live chat can support brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give flexibility to shape care around work, caregiving, and daily routines.