(612) 819-0556 gayle@crocushillcounselingcenter.com

3109 W 50th St, Suite 330 Minneapolis MN 55410

Gayle Sherman Crandell, MA, LPCC

Gayle has been privileged to work with people living with and affected by life-challenging illness, grief and transition for 40 years.  She is a therapist, professional trainer and clinical supervisor.  Gayle facilitated a biweekly support group for people living with metastatic breast cancer for over 11 years.  She has presented at countless conferences and workshops nationally on the emotional needs of people at the end of life, caregiver grief, resilience among professionals, and talking with young people about death. 

Gayle’s approach to counseling is deeply impacted by her to travel to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Bali, Kyoto, South America, and Eastern and Western Europe. Having lived on both coasts, she loves where she has made home for almost 30 years, right in the middle.  She is politically wonky, loves to garden without gloves and cocoon at home with really good coffee.  She lives in Minneapolis with her spouse of almost 35 years and her 17 year old rescue dog Joey, a scruffy terrier who sits next to her during sessions.  She loves nothing more than spending time with her 3 adult children and daughter-in-law. 

Prior to Crocus Hill Counseling Center, Gayle was a therapist and program director at Center for Grief, Loss and Transition for over ten years. In Washington, DC, Gayle was in private practice working extensively with people living with HIV and cancer, and education director for Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington and the St. Francis Center. She was part of a team who began LAYN, a homeless youth program in Hollywood, coordinated programs and provided counseling for the LA Response Center for survivors of sexual assault and worked with several former cult members at the California Institute for Women. Gayle contributed a chapter entitled "The Grieving Caregiver" to the book Caring for the HIV/AIDS Caregiver, and is an ADEC certified Thanatologist.