Gaynor Butler , LCSW, CSW

Gaynor Butler is a licensed social worker with 23 years of experience helping people navigate major life transitions and emotional challenges. She focuses on family dynamics, trauma recovery, grief work, and supporting personal growth, offering affirming care for those facing communication difficulties, social anxiety, relationship strain, and questions of identity.

Her practice centers on understanding each person as an individual with a unique history and set of strengths. Gaynor creates a supportive space where people can explore difficult experiences, learn practical coping strategies, and pursue meaningful change at a pace that fits their needs. She brings professional expertise and empathy to concerns ranging from workplace stress and parenting challenges to deeper self-exploration and relationship repair.

Gaynor holds LCSW and CSW credentials - LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CSW reflects her social work credentialing - and she is licensed to practice in Georgia. Over more than two decades she has worked with a wide variety of age groups, including young adults and older adults, and has supported those navigating complex family systems. Her practice is welcoming to LGBTQ clients and to anyone seeking a progressive, nonjudgmental therapeutic environment.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Gaynor Butler integrates evidence-informed methods to help clients build resilience and pursue meaningful change. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify personal values and develop practical skills to accept difficult thoughts and emotions while taking committed steps toward a valued life - it is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relationship patterns and their influence on current connections, helping people address issues like trust, intimacy, and communication difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, empathetic therapeutic relationship where the person is guided to find their own solutions and develop self-understanding, which can support growth across many concerns including grief and self-esteem.

The therapist approaches treatment as a collaborative process and will work with each person to identify the best fit among these approaches based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will adapt techniques and pacing so therapy feels meaningful and relevant.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls or phone sessions, and some work can be done through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to access consistent care around work, family commitments, or mobility challenges, while still allowing therapists and licensed professionals to tailor approaches to individual circumstances.