Gary Swan, LCSW

Licensed in Wisconsin · 21 years in practice

Gary Swan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of experience helping people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or addiction.

License and registration

LCSW, Wisconsin: 8083 - 123 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1043633159 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 21
Languages: English

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About Gary

Gary Swan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of experience helping people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or addiction. He helps clients cope with impulsive behaviors, manage mood concerns, and work through relationship and intimacy struggles. Gary uses straightforward, calm support to help people take practical steps toward feeling better.

He focuses on building trust in the therapy room and on small, steady progress. Sessions often include talking through difficult feelings, learning new communication habits, and practicing skills to reduce anxiety or addictive urges.

Background and approach

Gary emphasizes motivation, self-esteem, and confidence building alongside problem solving. His work also covers grief, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, anger, bipolar mood issues, and coping with life changes. He helps people untangle family of origin problems, blended family challenges, codependency, and control issues.

He also supports those dealing with guilt, shame, forgiveness, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation. Gary draws from approaches that include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. He adapts these methods to each person's needs with practical exercises and clear explanations.

The goal is to find tools that fit into everyday life. Sessions are offered in English and are provided to people in Wisconsin. Gary aims to make the first step to change feel manageable, helping clients move forward one day at a time.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Gary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Depression
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Workplace issues

Approaches Gary names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand how early bonds affect current relationships. It focuses on identifying patterns of trust and closeness, and on building more supported ways of connecting with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood and actions. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and develop coping skills for anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Gary will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then recommend which methods to try. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as needs shift.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexible ways to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls are useful for more in-depth conversations and skill teaching, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging can support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or step-by-step skill practice between full sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and daily routines.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Gary help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and related challenges such as codependency and communication problems.

What is Gary's style of therapy like?

His approach is direct and supportive with an emphasis on building trust and taking small steps. Sessions mix talking, skill practice, and practical strategies tailored to everyday life.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has 21 years of professional experience working with mood concerns, addictions, relationship problems, and related issues.

Where is Gary licensed and based?

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin and provides services to people in that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

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