Gail Amalfitano, LMHC, LPC
Florida · 9 years in practice
Gail Amalfitano is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside practical, person-centered work.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH17062 · expires March 2027
- LPC, Arizona
- LPC-23533 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1174038434 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- 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 Gail
Gail Amalfitano is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside practical, person-centered work. She brings nine years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and major life transitions. Gail holds the LMHC and LPC credentials and sees people in Florida and internationally in English.
Gail uses a straightforward, conversational style in sessions. She listens first, then helps people name feelings and patterns that get in the way.
Background and approach
From there she offers tools drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-focused thinking. She also uses handouts, short readings, and videos to support learning between sessions. In practice Gail pairs emotional exploration with problem-solving.
Sessions may include noticing unhelpful thoughts, practicing new responses, and identifying values that guide change. She pays attention to how past experiences shape current relationships and daily choices. The aim is to build small, doable steps that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
Gail is flexible about how therapy looks and adjusts her style to fit each person's needs. She emphasizes clear communication and believes honest feedback helps shape care. Her approach is warm, nonjudgmental, and focused on practical ways to move forward.
To begin, Gail asks people to share basic background and current concerns. From that starting point she collaborates on goals and the best mix of tools. The process is presented as a shared effort to find what works for each person.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Gail lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gail names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion-focused and skills-based work online
Gail often combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed ideas to guide online sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name core emotions and how those emotions shape relationships and choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and practicing small actions that align with what matters most. Attachment-based approaches look at how early bonds influence current patterns and help people develop new ways of relating.Choosing an approach is part of the therapy process and Gail treats it as a collaboration. She will review concerns, goals, and preferences and suggest a mix of methods. Together the person and therapist decide which techniques to try and adjust them over time based on progress and feedback.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper emotional work and two-way interaction, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing processing between live sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical change and emotional understanding.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Gail address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and caregiving stress, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and more.
What is her therapy style like?
Gail uses a person-centered approach that blends emotionally-focused work with cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based tools. Sessions usually mix listening, emotional reflection, and practical skill practice.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working as a psychotherapist with a wide range of mood, trauma, and behavioral concerns.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is credentialed as an LMHC and an LPC and practices from Florida while working with clients in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are fees 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 Gail?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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