Dr. Gemma Andaya , LCPC

Dr. Gemma Andaya is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Nevada with eight years of clinical experience focused on trauma, anxiety, life transitions, and interpersonal challenges. Her LCPC credential indicates a license to provide clinical counseling and to work with a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.

Her therapeutic style is warm, trauma-informed, and nonjudgmental, combining evidence-based therapeutic techniques with mindfulness and somatic awareness to address both emotional and bodily responses to stress. Sessions are adapted to each individual's needs, with an emphasis on rebuilding self-trust, strengthening emotional resilience, and gaining greater clarity about personal goals and relationships.

Dr. Andaya works with issues including relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, and coping with major life changes. She also focuses on related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, codependency, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. By blending practical evidence-based methods with present-moment awareness and attention to somatic experience, she offers a measured approach to healing and meaningful change.

Trauma-Informed, Mindful Approaches for Online Care

Dr. Andaya integrates trauma-informed care into her work, which means she pays careful attention to how past and present traumatic experiences can shape thinking, emotions, and relationships. This approach helps when addressing trauma, abuse, dissociation, and attachment-related concerns. Mindfulness-based techniques are used to increase present-moment awareness and emotional regulation; these practices can support people dealing with anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and overwhelming emotions. Somatic awareness focuses on bodily sensations and how the body stores stress, offering tools to notice and respond to physical cues linked to trauma and emotional distress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Dr. Andaya works with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts techniques over time based on what is most helpful. The aim is to build self-trust and practical skills together rather than prescribing a one-size-fits-all solution.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to keep continuity in care, access support from home, and choose the communication style that best suits each person.