Dr. Gilberte Bastien

Dr. Gilberte Bastien is a Georgia Psychologist (GA Psychologist PSY004074) with 12 years of clinical experience helping people facing major life challenges. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Sessions are offered in English and Haitian Creole.

Dr. Bastien centers her work on the client's own goals and strengths. She treats each person as the expert on their own story and focuses on practical steps they can try between sessions. Her approach emphasizes values and committed action to help people move forward when life feels stuck.

In sessions she listens for what matters most to the client. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns and offers tools to respond differently. For someone coping with grief or loss, she focuses on what matters to them now and what small steps feel possible.

Dr. Bastien also brings experience supporting people with chronic pain, illness, and disability, and those navigating immigration-related stress. She is able to address multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, and challenges tied to pregnancy and childbirth.

People who want to clarify life purpose or reassess next steps often find her approach useful. She works collaboratively to set goals and track progress over time. To begin, prospective clients follow the site's matching and scheduling process to arrange a first session.

How ACT is used in online sessions and what to expect

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is focused on identifying personal values and taking small, meaningful steps toward them. In practice this means noticing unhelpful thoughts and learning simple skills to act in line with what matters. ACT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, grief, and life-purpose questions.

Dr. Bastien uses ACT ideas to help clients clarify what they care about and to build consistent habits around those values. She works collaboratively to test which techniques fit each person. Deciding on an approach is part of the work, and she reviews progress and adjustments together with the client.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday or manage energy when dealing with chronic illness. They also allow for shorter check-ins when people need to maintain momentum between longer sessions. Many people find that remote sessions reduce travel time and help them sustain regular appointments while balancing other responsibilities.