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Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson, LMHC

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Gayle is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Gayle. View 34 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Florida and Hawaii

Recent reviews

Dr. Branson is honestly the best therapist I’ve ever had and the first one I’ve felt safe with. I have been with her several years and she has consistently been there for me using different therapy modalities (cbt, dbt) to work on my trauma in childhood and to help me navigate life’s hardships. I look forward to my sessions with Dr. Branson and I never forget how luck I am to have her as my therapist. Hope to continue a long time.

Reviewed November 2024

Dr Branson has been amazing so far! She is very clear and to the point; she will always encourage you in the best ways. Respectful, professional and beyond extremely kind. 10/10 would recommend to anyone seeking help:)

Reviewed August 2024

More about Gayle

  • 7 years' experience
  • Female
  • LMHC

I am a clinical mental health counselor licensed in Florida and Hawaii with seven years of experience. Counseling is my second career path, as I am also a licensed pharmacist with over 28 years of experience. I have worked with many clients with a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD, and ADHD. I have also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.

My counseling style is to work as a team with my clients to figure out what works best for them. I believe in treating all individuals from all walks of life with respect and compassion. My theoretical approach combines cognitive-behavioral therapy, reality therapy, brief solution-focused therapy, career/vocational counseling, and mindfulness. I will personalize our sessions and your therapeutic treatment plan to meet your unique needs and goals.

It takes courage and strength to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you.

I look forward to working with you!

Specialties

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

Treatment Approaches

  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems

Licenses

Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598979718.

  • LMHC · Florida · MH17643 · Expires March 2025
  • LMHC · Hawaii · MHC-832 · Expires June 2026

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

34 reviews

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Clients mention: Great Excellent Helping Recommend Helped Helpful Understanding The best Encouraging Insightful

Dr. Branson is honestly the best therapist I’ve ever had and the first one I’ve felt safe with. I have been with her several years and she has consistently been there for me using different therapy modalities (cbt, dbt) to work on my trauma in childhood and to help me navigate life’s hardships. I look forward to my sessions with Dr. Branson and I never forget how luck I am to have her as my therapist. Hope to continue a long time.

Reviewed November 2024

Dr Branson has been amazing so far! She is very clear and to the point; she will always encourage you in the best ways. Respectful, professional and beyond extremely kind. 10/10 would recommend to anyone seeking help:)

Reviewed August 2024

She is the best!

Reviewed June 2024

Dr Branson has been very helpful to me in many ways. Her no nonsense approach works well with me and she always has great suggestions for me to use to assist me in my therapeutic journey. I would highly recommend her services to anyone seeking to better understand themselves.

Reviewed June 2024

She’s great!

Reviewed March 2024

I feel lucky to have found this smart, experienced provider who has been guiding me, motivating me and supporting me to stay on track. A truly excellent therapist.

Reviewed February 2024

I really enjoy working with Gayle. She is very insightful, to the point and doesn’t sugar coat when it comes to giving advice. She is a very compassionate person and great listener as well as being skilled at recommending excellent resources for me to use to better understand myself. I feel that I have made considerable progress with my mental health and overall well being with her guidance and support.

Reviewed January 2024

Just love her!! She has helped me a lot!

Reviewed January 2024

Dr. Branson has been instrumental in my emotional growth, and self awareness. I'm very happy to have worked with her. She is very knowledgeable about helping me to build emotional resilience and always provides me with a much needed perspective.

Reviewed November 2023

Dr. Branson is an excellent therapist - considerate, knowledgeable and solution-oriented. I'm very glad to be working with her.

Reviewed November 2023

Best gelp I could ever get

Reviewed August 2023

Dr. Branson has changed my life for the better. She has excellent insight every session and has been encouraging me to improve and make changes for the better. I look forward to sessions with her every week. I feel so lucky to have found Dr. Branson and have her as my therapist.

Reviewed May 2023

Dr. Branson is a great listener. She gives you the space to air out all your feelings and thoughts. Additionally, she asks great follow up questions to help guide the session in a way that’s useful to you. She is motivating and encouraging. You will leave each session with an understanding of the work you did and the steps you need to take to continue in the right direction. She is the best!

Reviewed May 2023

When I first met Dr. Branson, I was somewhat skeptical but after opening up to her, I know that she is very skilled at recognizing my issues and the things I am struggling with. I feel pretty confident that she can help me and that she understands my issues pretty well. I am finding great relief in learning about techniques that I can use to help myself slow down my thinking and to work on healing myself. It has been a good experience so far and I am grateful to her for her insights and help. She is easy to talk with and there is a nice flow to our sessions. I would definitely recommend her highly to anyone who is looking for help in better understanding themselves and to learn strategies and techniques for staying more focused in the present and helping themselves to heal from their past.

Reviewed April 2023

Dr Branson is wonderful! She gets right to it and doesn’t mince words. She truly cares and has always provided great takeaways and additional learning and worksheets.

Reviewed March 2023

Dr.&Mrs.Branson is the mental health coach you want in your corner! A great listener with multiple tools to help you work through your therapy goals! She's been so supportive, I wouldn't be where I am today without her.

Reviewed April 2023

I am so grateful I have Dr. Branson as my therapist. From day 1 she has impacted my life! She is helping in so many areas of my life.. She helps me view life in a total different perspective, my thoughts and actions are life changing.

Reviewed February 2023

Thank you! Always a pleasure speaking to Gayle Branson… Professional, courteous, kind, but most of all compassionate. Always has a great deal of practical information. Glad to have found better help. She is, to put it bluntly “Real” from my very first conversation. A true benefit for this single mom of two girls. Thank you!

Reviewed January 2023

I can honestly say I never felt more at peace and had such confidence in my future after just a couple of video sessions with Dr. Gayle Branson. She really dug deep into the root of my negative thinking and gave me helpful tools to overcome harmful thought pattens that have held me back from truly living. She’s responsive to my journals, insightful, encouraging, empathetic and a very good listener. She even goes above and beyond, covering other topics outside my initial concern and why I turned to counseling. Couldn’t have been happier with the outcome. Thank you Dr. Gayle!

Reviewed January 2023

Dr.&Mrs.Branson is a Strong Listener/ Communicator who will help you find the Tools best suited for You. Therapy is Work. I have found her to be Honest and Compassionate while working with me to Achieve my therapy Goals.

Reviewed November 2022

Dr. Branson is an excellent therapist who goes above and beyond for her patients. I feel extremely lucky to have her as my therapist and have her guide me through life's hardships and address underlying trauma. I cannot recommend her enough!!

Reviewed November 2022

I’m new to this but so far it’s been so helpful and I’m becoming better at noticing my reactions and my actions, im learning to know myself.

Reviewed November 2022

Dr. Branson really helped turn my life around. She gave me the skills I needed to recognize, analyze and correct damaging behaviors in my life. I am very appreciative of her help.

Reviewed September 2022

Gayle was great! She listened and provided effective and meaningful feedback on particular issues.

Reviewed September 2022

I will soon

Reviewed September 2022

Dr Gayle Branson is kind and very attentive to the issues I struggle with. She suggests very effective tools to practice which assist greatly with the areas I need guidance with and they have helped tremendously

Reviewed August 2022

Dr. Branson is helping me so much. She is a great person because she listens and suggests solutions always. I wish her all the success in life.

Reviewed August 2022

Very caring and helpful. Dr. Branson is good at helping get to the root of problem. And helping find peace with things we can not change.

Reviewed March 2022

Dr. Branson is an excellent therapist who is insightful, validating and gets to the root of the issue right away. She gives homework, is responsive throughout the week and shows empathy towards her patients. I highly recommend her as a therapist.

Reviewed February 2022

She is very kind and understanding works with you schedule changes

Reviewed July 2021

Dr. Branson is fantastic. She gets out of her way to help, and is always willing to work with any variety of problems I throw at her.

Reviewed November 2020

I completely and utterly trust her and she makes me feel safe while keeping me actively working towards positively making my everyday life better and easier to handle my anxiety and depression

Reviewed August 2020

While I have only had a few sessions with Dr. Branson, I can confidently say she has helped me out immensely. She’s very understanding, friendly and her advice and help really does work. Can’t recommend her enough.

Reviewed June 2020

Dr Gayle provided great Insights and helped me to find my way again!

Reviewed June 2020

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Frequently asked questions

Does Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson speak?

Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson speaks English.

How many years of experience does Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson have?

Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson has 7 years of experience.

Where is Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson licensed to practice?

Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson is licensed to practice in Florida and Hawaii.

Does Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson accept clients outside of the United States?

Yes, Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson accepts clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson offer?

Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson offers clients Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

How can I communicate with Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson?

Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Dr. & Mrs. Gayle Branson?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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