01 · Who Randell works with

Randell works with stress, Anxiety, grief and intimacy-related issues

Randell lists 19 specialisms. Specialisms are the subjects Randell chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Randell's own words

What Randell says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Are you having difficulties in your life at this time? Are you having problems facing the day and you want to move forward with your life? Welcome to Resilience & Balance Counseling. I am licensed professional counselor in Oklahoma with 20 years of experience in the field. I believe that everyone deserves a safe space to work through all of the difficulties that life can throw. I have worked with a wide variety of individuals who have been experiencing difficulties moving forward in their lives. I help the individual utilize their strengths, as we choose a therapeutic approach best suited to meet their needs. I am trained in a variety of best practices to provide an individualized approach to each person’s unique situation. I work with adults and couples and accept several insurances, as well as private pay.

Randell Gudgel, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Randell works

The 3 approaches Randell lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Randell lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Randell's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Randell runs a session.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Narrative Therapy

Treats the story you tell about your life as something that can be examined and retold rather than as the plain facts. Separates the person from the problem - “the anxiety” rather than “your anxiety” - to make room for the parts the current story leaves out.

Also listed

• Existential Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Randell practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Randell's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Randell at this point.

2. Naming Randell specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Randell is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Randell.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

4 questions worth asking Randell

Built from what Randell actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Randell's - Randell has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Narrative Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 22 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPC

Licensed in

Oklahoma

Licence

OK LPC LPC03841

Licence number

LPC03841

Licence expires

30 Jun 2027

NPI

1548380165

Years in practice

22

Gender

Male

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Randell's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Randell. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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