Gail Roberson

Gail Roberson Fatino brings 35 years of clinical experience to her work as a licensed counselor and clinician. She travels full-time with her husband of 18 years and their Tonkinese cats, Apollo and Jazzi, and has outfitted a private office in their RV where she conducts remote therapy sessions. In addition to her clinical practice, she writes children’s books that introduce young readers to characters who help them manage real-life challenges.

Gail is licensed to practice as a professional counselor in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Delaware, and she holds a masters-level psychologist license in Kansas. She blends an interactive, solution-focused approach with evidence-based methods, tailoring each session to the client’s immediate needs and longer-term life vision. She listens without judgment and teaches practical mental health tools clients can use to cope with and resolve the concerns that bring them to therapy.

Beyond resolving problems, Gail often works with clients to create the experiences they want in life and to optimize their mental health when desired. She credits many “life teachers” for the wisdom that has shaped her practice, and she shares those lessons with clients who find them helpful. She remains as engaged in this work now as when her career began three decades ago, and she enjoys guiding people toward the solutions that best fit their unique circumstances.

More than five years ago Gail transitioned her practice fully to tele-counseling, making therapy accessible by a click rather than a commute. She has observed that clients frequently focus more quickly and deeply when working from a familiar environment, and that teletherapy can often achieve successful outcomes in fewer sessions than traditional in-office work. For her clients she selected the Better Help service because of features that support ongoing care—including a 24/7 messaging page, a journaling option, multiple session modes such as phone, live chat, and video, and a library of worksheets and resources that clients can print or upload to keep their own therapy records.

Gail combines decades of experience with a zest for life and nature, inspired in part by a favorite line from The Lion King: “There is more to see than can ever be seen, and more to do than can ever be done.” She strives to help clients see and do more while living their best lives, and she welcomes connections with those ready to begin or continue their therapeutic journey.