Dr. Gayle MacBride, LP
Dr. Gayle MacBride offers a straightforward, honest approach with usable skills. Dr. MacBride is a licensed cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) psychologist with over 20 years of experience. She primarily treats anxiety, depression, Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders, and relationship issues. Her work helps her clients use evidence-based skills for coping with mental health symptoms, build healthy interpersonal relationships, hold boundaries, and effective communication skills. She has completed coursework from the Gottman Institute, which specializes in relationship issues. She is trained in treatments inducing, Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. Dr. MacBride earned her doctorate from the University of Toledo and completed a pre-doctoral internship and fellowship at Western Missouri Mental Health Center. She currently serves as Chair of the local hospital’s Mental Health Committee. She formerly served as the Director of Training for a pre-doctoral internship program. She has worked as a psychologist for almost 10 years for State and Federal governments, taught at the college and university level, and mostly recently has spent the past 10 years working in a primary care medical setting.
Feeling overwhelmed with juggling work, family, and everything in between? You're not alone. Many women find themselves struggling with the pressures of modern life – from figuring out relationships and work-life balance to dealing with body image concerns and the constant buzz of societal expectations. Dr. MacBride gets it. As a female psychologist, she's here to help you navigate these challenges in a way that feels authentic and manageable.
It's about finding your voice, whether it's in your personal life or the workplace, and learning how to stand up for what you need without guilt. Dr. MacBride offers a warm, welcoming space to talk about the real stuff – like the struggle of motherhood, the frustration with gender roles, or just feeling like you're not enough. She's all about building up your confidence, improving how you communicate your needs, and equipping you with strategies to handle stress and anxiety that actually work for you.
With Dr. MacBride, therapy is about more than just talking – it's about making meaningful changes that resonate with who you are and who you want to be. Because at the end of the day, you deserve to feel good about your life and your choices. Let's tackle these challenges together.