Gaynor Butler, LCSW, CSW
Therapist in Georgia
Gaynor Butler is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience helping people through hard life moments.
- Licensed inGeorgia
- LicenseCSW005515
- NPI 1861032922
- Experience23+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Gaynor
Gaynor Butler is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience helping people through hard life moments. She holds a LCSW and CSW and works from Georgia. Gaynor focuses on clear, practical steps so people can feel steadier in daily life.
Her practice concentrates on family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
She offers affirming care for LGBT clients and helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues. Gaynor blends Attachment-based Therapy with other approaches to help people understand patterns in relationships. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to build skills for managing difficult feelings.
Sessions tend to focus on what to try between meetings and how to notice small shifts over time. In sessions she listens first and then helps people experiment with different ways of responding. That might mean practicing new communication moves, trying small behavior changes, or using mindfulness to reduce reactivity.
She aims for straightforward, useful tools rather than jargon. Gaynor works with people facing abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, blended family stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and challenges with commitment or control. Her background helps when dissociation, emptiness, or complex grief are present.
She encourages steady steps and realistic goals so change feels manageable.
Credentials
- LCSW (Georgia)
- License CSW005515 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1861032922 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Gaynor lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gaynor names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment work and practical therapy online
Gaynor uses Attachment-based Therapy to help people notice patterns that repeat in close relationships and to develop safer ways of relating. This approach looks at how past experiences shape present connection and can help with fears around intimacy, abandonment, and commitment.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which mixes mindfulness with values-based action. ACT helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps that match what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another regular tool that focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Gaynor will work with each person to try methods that match their goals and preferences. She checks in about what helps and adjusts the plan as needed so therapy stays useful and practical.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face work and skill practice, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging is useful for quick check-ins or ongoing coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or health needs while staying consistent with treatment.
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Frequently asked
What concerns can Gaynor help with?
She helps people with family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, life changes, stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, relationship and intimacy struggles, anger, and self-esteem.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is listening first, then offering practical tools. Sessions focus on skills you can try between meetings and understanding relationship patterns.
What is her experience and professional background?
Gaynor has 23 years of clinical experience and has worked with people facing complex family systems, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and grief.
What credentials and location are listed for Gaynor?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are sessions offered in and are international clients seen?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
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