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Gwendolyn Cane

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Gwendolyn Cane, LPC

Tennessee

Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting focused

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About

  • CBT techniques
  • Client-centered work
  • Solution-focused goals

About Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn Cane is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Tennessee with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, trauma, and related concerns. Gwendolyn also supports people managing career stress, caregiver strain, perinatal and postpartum issues, and challenges tied to prejudice or multicultural identity.

Her approach is practical and straightforward. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on each person’s perspective and to build a trusting working relationship. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy appear when skills training and concrete goal-setting will help move things forward.

Gwendolyn trained at the University of Alabama in Birmingham where she earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Her background includes intensive in-home, outpatient, and inpatient settings. That mix of experiences informs how she makes therapy approachable and useful for everyday life.

Sessions tend to focus on specific problems you want to change and practical steps you can try between meetings. She often works with parenting stress, fertility and perinatal concerns, communication problems, and coping after separation or loss. People who want clear strategies and steady support often find this style helpful.

To begin, expect an initial conversation about what matters most now and the goals you want to set. From there she and the client choose techniques that match those goals, checking progress and adjusting as needed.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. Online sessions using this approach concentrate on understanding the person’s perspective and building a working relationship that guides the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying concrete changes in behavior and thinking. Online CBT often uses short exercises and homework between sessions to practise new skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and what feels comfortable. That choice can change over time as progress is reviewed and priorities shift.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm options before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow scheduling during a lunch break, or make it easier to keep regular appointments. Talk with the therapist about practical arrangements and how sessions can be structured to fit everyday routines.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily problemsFertility issuesIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

Tennessee

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting pressures, trauma, grief, and related life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses client-centered methods alongside CBT, DBT elements, and solution-focused techniques to set goals and teach practical skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of experience working in intensive in-home, outpatient, and inpatient settings.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Tennessee.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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