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Gwen Bartran, LPC

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationColorado
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Eating
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Gwen

Gwen Bartran is an LPC based in Colorado who brings 25 years of clinical experience to a thoughtful, integrative practice. She blends Internal Family Systems with mindfulness and attachment-informed ideas, working with body and mind to support healing from trauma, anxiety, mood concerns, eating-related struggles, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Gwen’s approach is collaborative and client-centered, drawing on somatic awareness and contemporary neuroscience to inform interventions while honoring each person’s lived experience. Gwen works with a wide range of concerns including stress, grief, compassion fatigue, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar and depression, and caregiving or aging-related stress.

She frames therapy as a creative partnership and adapts methods to fit individual needs, focusing on communication patterns, self-esteem, control issues, dissociation, and family-of-origin themes when relevant. Her practice emphasizes practical coping skills alongside deeper relational and attachment work to help clients move toward greater balance and purpose.

Integrative approaches for online healing and growth

Gwen often weaves Internal Family Systems with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed ideas to support people in online therapy. Internal Family Systems helps people notice and relate to different inner parts with compassion, which can be useful for trauma, inner conflict, and self-critical patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes clarifying values and using mindfulness to build psychological flexibility for handling anxiety, mood struggles, and life transitions. Attachment-based ideas guide attention to relational patterns and how early bonds shape emotional responses and interpersonal difficulties.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Gwen partners with clients to explore which combination of methods fits their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities, adjusting strategies as understanding deepens and needs change.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible and flexible. These options allow scheduling that fits work and caregiving responsibilities, support ongoing practice between sessions, and let clients choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for them.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Gwen address?
She works with a broad array of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related problems, relationship and intimacy concerns, mood disorders, grief, addiction, ADHD, and caregiver or aging stress.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Gwen uses a client-centered, integrative style that incorporates Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, attachment-informed ideas, somatic awareness, and contemporary neuroscience to tailor care to each person.
How much clinical experience does Gwen have?
She has 25 years of experience working with trauma, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and related concerns across diverse clinical settings.
What credentials and location are on record?
Gwen is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the credential CO LPC 13622 and practices in Colorado.
Is therapy available if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time and offers services to those located within the stated region.
Which session formats are offered for remote care?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseEating disordersParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Colorado

Languages

English