Gillian Clissold, LPC
Owner/Clinical Director
Gillian Clissold, LPC (License # 0701006150) is the owner and clinical director of Quarternote Counseling LLC. She provides services in English and Spanish online and in-person for teenagers and adults experiencing trauma symptoms, dissociation (including Dissociative Identity Disorder), anxiety, depression, addiction, attention challenges, and mental health symptoms related to gender identity and sexual orientation. She is certified in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Gillian has completed advanced (“Level 3”) training in Internal Family Systems, and has received extensive additional training regarding trauma and dissociation from renowned experts Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, Dr. Frank Anderson, Kris Santamaria, Farnsworth Lobenstine, Bruce Hersey, and Dolores Mosquera.
In addition to supervising and facilitating training of Quarternote Counseling therapists, Gillian also provides training, consultation and supervision services to outside therapists regarding both general therapy matters and treatment techniques for trauma and dissociation, including Dissociative Identity Disorder. Please click here for more information on these services.
Due to her clinical and business responsibilities, Gillian has a limited caseload and prioritizes those clients with Dissociative Disorders. Gillian has a strong social justice agenda and is particularly committed to serving immigrants and individuals who have experienced incarceration. She is familiar with a wide range of cultures in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean due to her previous career in International Relations (PhD from London School of Economics and 10 years as a professor at Georgetown University). Gillian provides a warm supportive atmosphere for therapy and sees her role as helping clients access their own internal healing resources. Gillian competed in the equestrian sport of “Eventing” at the advanced national championship level and remains an avid horsewoman.
Click here to view Ms. Clissold's Virginia Board of Counseling license information.
Gillian has completed advanced (“Level 3”) training in Internal Family Systems, and has received extensive additional training regarding trauma and dissociation from renowned experts Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, Dr. Frank Anderson, Kris Santamaria, Farnsworth Lobenstine, Bruce Hersey, and Dolores Mosquera.
In addition to supervising and facilitating training of Quarternote Counseling therapists, Gillian also provides training, consultation and supervision services to outside therapists regarding both general therapy matters and treatment techniques for trauma and dissociation, including Dissociative Identity Disorder. Please click here for more information on these services.
Due to her clinical and business responsibilities, Gillian has a limited caseload and prioritizes those clients with Dissociative Disorders. Gillian has a strong social justice agenda and is particularly committed to serving immigrants and individuals who have experienced incarceration. She is familiar with a wide range of cultures in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean due to her previous career in International Relations (PhD from London School of Economics and 10 years as a professor at Georgetown University). Gillian provides a warm supportive atmosphere for therapy and sees her role as helping clients access their own internal healing resources. Gillian competed in the equestrian sport of “Eventing” at the advanced national championship level and remains an avid horsewoman.
Click here to view Ms. Clissold's Virginia Board of Counseling license information.