Gwendolyn West

Bio

Gwen is a licensed professional counselor in Ohio who lives with Dissociative Identity Disorder. In private practice, she works primarily with clients navigating dissociation and complex trauma, bringing both clinical expertise and lived experience to the therapeutic relationship. Gwen embraces a functional approach to dissociation, focusing on building communication, cooperation, and quality of life. We believe that sharing lived experience is a powerful tool for reducing stigma and helping others feel less alone, and brings that same openness to speaking and advocacy work. Outside the office, we can usually be found watching true crime documentaries or camping in a pop-up camper that we rehabbed from the ground up.