TherapIST for women in BRADENTON, lakewood ranch, & SARASOTA, flORIDA
Therapy for Women in Midlife — Practical Tools for Everyday
ANXIETY | LIFE TRANSITIONS | PERIMENOPAUSE | THERAPY FOR THERAPISTS
LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR · NEARLY 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE · 2026 BEST OF SRQ MAGAZINE WINNER
something has you feeling stuck
You’re the one others rely on — at work and at home.
You show up for everyone. You keep everything running.
You're managing your career and your household — and often aging parents and growing kids at the same time — on top of the quiet and not-so-quiet changes of midlife, like perimenopause, that no one really warned you about.
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, both emotionally and physically.
about seaside mental wellness
Seaside is for women in midlife living in Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota and across Florida.
LEARN MORE ABOUT GAIL GERBIG including Awards, Professional Recognition, Media Features, and Publications.
Gail Gerbig and Seaside Mental Wellness have been recognized as the 2026 Best of SRQ Platinum Winner for Best Local Mental Health Service.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SEASIDE APPROACH including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, Solution-Focused, Strength-Based, Mind-Body Connection, and Integrative Therapy Strategies.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SEASIDE SPECIALTIES including Anxiety, Life Transitions, Perimenopause, and Therapy for Therapists.
hi, i’m gail
I’m here to help women, like you, navigate the quiet (and not-so-quiet) struggles of midlife.
Too many women feel like they should be able to "handle it all" — careers, families, caregiving — along with all the changes during midlife. The truth? You were never meant to carry so much without support.
I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with nearly 30 years in the field. Long before Seaside, I sat with women and their families, much of it spent inside the healthcare system, at some of the most difficult moments of their lives.
I've come to think of it as meeting people at the doorway — that in-between moment when you're moving from one chapter to the next and aren't quite sure what the next one will look like.
For the women I work with now, that doorway is often the moment you're emotionally and physically exhausted from holding it all together. I'm here to help you cross through it.
the women of seaside
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.
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 goes so far — because it doesn't know your whole story.
The women who come to Seaside come ready — knowing something needs to change, and willing to do the work.
If this sounds like you, you're in the right place.
for women in midlife
Feel like yourself again.
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You've probably read the articles and tried the tools already. What changes things isn't more information — it's doing the work with someone who knows your whole story and helps you create the changes that actually work for you.
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Change — even the kind you chose — can leave you standing in a doorway, unsure what's on the other side. Divorce, a career change, retirement, a health scare, a move.
Seaside is a space to help you figure out not just what is in the next chapter, but who you are as you cross through it.
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The emotional side of perimenopause can feel unsettling and isolating — the irritability you don't recognize, the fog that makes you doubt yourself, the sense that some version of you is slipping.
You are more than your hormones. Seaside is a space to make sense of these changes and feel more like yourself again.
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Being trained in mental health doesn’t make you immune to anxiety, high levels of stress, emotional burnout, or life transitions.
Many therapists seek therapy not because they lack the tools, but because they need a neutral, reflective space of their own.
Frequently asked questions
FAQs
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Therapy at Seaside is a space to slow down, reflect, and talk through what's been weighing on you — with someone who holds the whole thread of your story from one week to the next.
We'll talk about what brought you here and what you're hoping to change.
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If you're feeling anxious or emotionally overwhelmed by the changes midlife brings, Seaside can help.
The women at Seaside are in their 30s through midlife — insightful, high-functioning, and stretched thin between caring for growing kids, aging parents, or both.
If this sounds like you, then you're in the right place.
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If you're ready, book directly through Grow Therapy and we'll meet at your first session.
If you'd rather talk first, schedule a free Shoreline Conversation — a 15-minute call to see if we're the right fit.
Sessions are online so they fit into your everyday life.
Sometimes in the waves of change, we find our true direction.
How TO WORK WITH seaside
Ready to get started?
Starting is simple. When you're ready, we'll meet for your first session — a chance to say what's been weighing on you and begin figuring out what needs to change, together.
When you click Book Your Appointment, you'll be taken directly to the Grow Therapy platform, where you can create your profile, verify your insurance benefits, and schedule your first session — all in one place.
Private pay sessions are $175. Gail Gerbig, LMHC is also in-network with many major insurance plans, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and United Healthcare — you can verify your coverage on Grow Therapy before scheduling.
Sessions are available Monday through Friday, between 7 AM and 5 PM EST.
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Let’s dive in.
FIND THE JOY IN THE IN BETWEEN
So much of life happens in the in-between.
I'd be honored to help you find a little more balance there — and maybe even some joy. Even on the days it's hard to see.