Licensed to practice in Florida and accepts 31 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Life Transitions, Women's Issues and 9 more.
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THERAPY FOR WOMEN IN MIDLIFE — INCLUDING THERAPISTS You're the one others rely on — at work and at home. You show up for everyone. You keep everything running — managing your career and your household, and often growing kids and aging parents at the same time. Somewhere along the way, you stopped making it onto your own list. It's all becoming too heavy — now you're starting to feel it, emotionally and physically. Therapy at Seaside is a space to pause, reflect, and start to feel like yourself again. HI, I'M GAIL — THERAPIST & OWNER OF SEASIDE MENTAL WELLNESS. I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with nearly 30 years in the field, much of it spent inside the healthcare system, supporting women through some of the most significant moments of their lives. IN MIDLIFE, IT'S RARELY JUST ONE THING. The anxiety that increases in your late 30s. The moment in your 40s when you catch yourself thinking, "I don't feel like myself anymore". A marriage, a career, even your body — things that stop fitting in your 50s. These chapters are part of the same story. The anxiety, the burnout, the transitions, the emotional side of perimenopause tend to arrive at once, overlapping one another. We can untangle this together. SEASIDE IS RECOGNIZED LOCALLY AND TRUSTED STATEWIDE: SRQ Magazine's 2026 Platinum Winner (Best Local Mental Health Service) and 2025 Silver Winner (Best Local Therapist) , plus Guide to Florida's 2026 (Best Individual Therapist) and 2025 Regional Winner (Best Therapy Practice). SEASIDE IS BASED IN LAKEWOOD RANCH, serving women in Bradenton and Sarasota — and across the Gulf Coast, from Tampa to Naples. All sessions are online, so support fits your life, without the traffic, the waiting room, or the time off work.
BEFORE WE MEET, you'll complete a short intake form and a couple of brief questionnaires about how you've been feeling lately, and I'll send you the Seaside Welcome Guide so you know what to expect. Beyond that, come as you are. If it helps to jot down a few thoughts or questions ahead of time, you're welcome to — but it's completely optional. YOUR FIRST SESSION is a chance to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the part of you that's been overlooked. We'll spend the time connecting on what brought you here and what you're hoping to change or explore. Mostly I'll listen to what you've been carrying and how it's affected you — emotionally and physically. HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEAVE WITH: a sense of relief that you finally said some of it out loud. A clearer picture of what's going on — how the anxiety, the burnout, and the changes of midlife might be connected, rather than a dozen separate problems. And a sense of where we're headed, with a next step (or two) that fit your everyday life. YOU WON'T LEAVE WITH EVERYTHING SOLVED, but most women leave feeling lighter than they came and clearer now that they don't have to sort everything all out alone.
WOMEN DESCRIBE THERAPY AT SEASIDE as warm, authentic, calming, and empowering. I've sat with many women who look like they're handling it all on the outside — and are exhausted on the inside. WHAT SETS THE SEASIDE APPROACH APART is where I come from. I didn't start in a private office. Across nearly 30 years in the field, two decades were spent inside the healthcare system, alongside women and their families at some of the most pivotal moments of their lives. That means I understand the medical world many of my clients live and work in. I can sit with what feels heavy without flinching. I know when something is better addressed by a physician, a gynecologist, or a psychiatrist — and I'll say so. I'M PRACTICAL BY NATURE. I'm not interested in giving you clinical insight that stays only in the therapy room. My clients often leave with what they call "golden nuggets" — those aha moments, the takeaway that you can carry into the week. We look at your thoughts and emotions alongside your values and strengths: what's driving the stress, and what's already working in your favor. AND I'VE BEEN WHERE MANY OF MY CLIENTS ARE. I'm not standing across the room, observing you from a distance. I'm a step ahead on the same shoreline — a woman navigating midlife too — which is part of why this work feels less like being analyzed and more like being understood. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE: deep clinical experience, a practical focus on your everyday life, and someone who genuinely gets it.
THE WOMEN WHO CHOOSE SEASIDE are in their 30s through midlife — insightful, high-functioning, and stretched thin. They're navigating anxiety, emotional burnout, and life transitions, often through perimenopause and menopause. They support everyone around them, yet struggle to offer themselves the same compassion. ON THE OUTSIDE, you look like you're handling everything. On the inside, you're exhausted — overthinking, trying to stay a step ahead so nothing catches you off guard. You can set a boundary, but it's the disappointment afterward that's difficult to cope with. OFTEN IT'S NOT JUST ONE THING that brings a woman to Seaside, but several all at once — a divorce, dating again, a job that no longer fits, an empty house, perimenopause. Change, even the kind you chose, can leave you unsure who you are now that the life you organized around has shifted. THE WOMEN OF SEASIDE spend their days caring for others — physicians, nurses, therapists, coaches, educators, and caregivers. Being professionally trained to help others doesn't make you immune to anxiety, burnout, or the weight of midlife. You know the tools. You give this exact support to everyone else. It can feel strange — even vulnerable — to be the one receiving it. And you may be the last to ask for support. You've probably already downloaded an app, read the articles, maybe even asked a chatbot at 3am what's wrong with you. It can only go so far — because it doesn't know your whole story. The women who come to Seaside arrive ready — knowing something needs to change, and willing to do the work. If this sounds like you, you're in the right place. Learn more at www.seasidementalwellness.com and follow @seasidementalwellness.
Cash - $175 per session
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CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) helps you notice the thought patterns that feed anxiety and overwhelm — the mind that races ahead to everything that could go wrong, the inner voice that judges you more sharply than you'd ever judge anyone else. We'll question those patterns and build calmer, more grounded ways of responding to stress. What changes things is doing the work with someone who knows your whole story and helps you create the changes that actually work for you.
Your emotional and physical well-being are connected. We'll take note of the patterns that affect how you feel day to day — like how you're sleeping, which has a way of impacting everything else, especially through perimenopause. I'll help you to understand these connections and how they impact your mood, stress level and your ability to feel like yourself. And when something's better addressed by a medical provider such as a primary care physician, a gynecologist, a psychiatrist — I will encourage you to follow up with them. It takes a village and I'm glad to be one part of yours. You are more than your hormones — though they're part of the conversation too.
Solution-Focused Therapy focuses on what's possible, not only what's difficult. We'll name what you want to be different and move toward it in small, realistic steps that fit the life you're actually living — building momentum and confidence without adding to everything you're already carrying.
Strength-Based Therapy focuses on what’s already working within you. Rather than centering only on problems, we’ll explore your strengths, adaptability, and personal insight. You've been resourceful, responsible, and insightful for a long time — often on behalf of everyone else. We'll explore the strengths and instincts you already carry and put them to work for you, so you can move forward with more trust in yourself.
Integrative Therapy is grounded in a whole-person approach to emotional wellness. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, I draw from multiple therapeutic methods — including CBT, the mind-body connection, solution-focused, and strength-based work — to support your emotional wellness. It is the thread that ties it together. This flexible approach allows us to meet you where you are and create a path forward that feels aligned, supportive, and sustainable.
18 ratings with written reviews
August 6, 2026
Good listener, shared similarities in life, happy, respectful, empathetic, similar backgrounds, offered to send post meeting materials to refer to.,
April 13, 2026
Gail is amazing!
March 3, 2026
I felt so at ease speaking with Gail! I felt like she really listens to what I am sharing and has such a kind spirit. I'm very happy to have found an awesome therapist!