Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson, LMHC
Florida · 7 years in practice
Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH17643 · expires March 2027
- LMHC, Hawaii
- MHC-832 · expires June 2029
- NPI
- 1598979718 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About &
Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward.
She is a licensed mental health counselor with seven years of counseling experience and a background as a licensed pharmacist. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps toward better daily functioning. She has worked with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and problems with sleep and eating.
Background and approach
She also supports clients facing grief, career changes, parenting strain, and relationship or communication problems. Her practice addresses both immediate coping and longer-term patterns that cause repeated distress. Her approach is collaborative.
She listens first and then helps people set small, realistic goals. Sessions draw on client-centered methods that emphasize understanding each person’s perspective. Cognitive-behavioral techniques are used to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and emotional connection. Existential themes come up when people are grappling with meaning, loss, or major life transitions. She adapts methods to fit the person in front of her rather than following one fixed plan.
Dr. Branson blends practical tools and reflective conversation. She explains choices and helps clients try new ways of coping between sessions.
Her style is steady and respectful, aimed at building skills people can use in everyday life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything & lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches & names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Approaches that translate well to online care
Existential therapy helps people examine meaning, values, and life choices when they feel lost or face big changes. It’s useful for grief, major transitions, and questions about purpose. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions; it helps people understand patterns that affect trust, closeness, and communication. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist reflects and supports growth.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each client about goals and preferences, and then recommend or blend methods that fit. That collaboration makes sessions more relevant and helps people try techniques that match their needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let the therapist and client see each other and use screen-shared handouts or worksheets. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, coping ideas between sessions, or when a written approach feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while still using existential, attachment, and client-centered techniques.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, sleep and eating issues, grief, career and parenting challenges, and many relationship and communication problems.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens, helps set small goals, and uses client-centered conversation plus cognitive-behavioral strategies to change thoughts and behaviors.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has seven years of counseling experience and also spent over 28 years working as a licensed pharmacist before moving into counseling.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the LMHC credential and is licensed in Florida and Hawaii. Her listed practice location is Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from other countries as well.
What session formats are available?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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