Gaynor Butler, LCSW, CSW
Licensed in Georgia · 23 years in practice
Gaynor Butler is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience helping people manage major life changes and emotional setbacks.
License and registration
- LCSW, Georgia
- CSW005515 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1861032922 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
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About Gaynor
Gaynor Butler is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience helping people manage major life changes and emotional setbacks. She practices in Georgia and brings a steady, practical approach to difficult problems. Gaynor offers clear, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and loss.
She focuses on everyday concerns like parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, communication problems, and coping with grief.
Background and approach
Gaynor also supports people dealing with career stress, chronic illness, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her work includes attention to attachment concerns, abandonment issues, adoption and foster care histories, and challenges that come with aging. In sessions she uses a mix of methods that center the person’s experience.
That can look like identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing skills to stay present, and tracing how early relationships influence current reactions. The goal is to build concrete coping tools and clearer ways to connect with others. She describes her style as affirming and nonjudgmental, inviting honest talk and practical problem solving.
Gaynor helps people set short-term goals and track small changes so progress feels manageable. People who reach out can expect conversations that balance emotional understanding with hands-on strategies. The work is collaborative - she helps people find what fits their life and priorities.
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
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- 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
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them, and then take small steps toward what matters. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and decisions around life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape reactions today and helps people reframe patterns that affect trust and closeness. That approach often helps with intimacy issues and communication problems.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Gaynor will work collaboratively to match techniques to a person's goals and preferences, and she adjusts methods as progress unfolds. Clients and therapist decide together which tools to try and which to drop if they do not fit.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversations and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a check-in fits into a work break. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, journaling between sessions, or moments when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to fit therapy into a busy life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Gaynor commonly help with?
She addresses issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy-related problems, and career stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental, combining emotional support with practical exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
Gaynor has 23 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Georgia.
Can I work with her in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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