Gwen Sipes - LMHCA

Gwen Sipes, MA, (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor associate and PhD Clinical Psychology candidate from Saybrook University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship training at the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership in Everett, WA, (Expected 2025). Gwen is currently being supervised by Dr. Paula Lintin, PhD.

Gwen’s approach to therapy begins with the belief that each client contains within them seeds (or knowledge) for their own healing. Based on the tenets of Person-Centered therapy, the role of the therapist is to help establish the right conditions for those seeds to develop andgrow. This is achieved using empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard, which, when present, allow a person’s own innate healing capacity to arise. 

Further, Gwen understands that each person is a tapestry of identities such as sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, gender, ability, race, ethnicity and culture, and age, each existing on a spectrum of power and privilege that impact their lived experiences. Finally, each person is gifted with a unique set of strengths that, once discovered and developed, become great resources for overcoming challenges and pursuing dreams. Part of her approach includes collaboratively identifying personal, relational, and community level strengths to draw on both during the therapeutic process and in life beyond the therapy room.

Specialties:
Grief/loss/complicated bereavement, Existential concerns (death, loneliness, meaning, freedom/responsibility), Cancer and chronic illness, Life transitions, Motivation, Self-esteem, Anxiety, Depression, Aging.

Modalities: Mindfulness, Strengths-based therapy, Meaning therapy, Person-centered therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Creative and expressive arts-based therapy, Acceptance and commitment therapy.