About Gabrielle
Gabrielle Barrington is a licensed clinician who focuses on helping people manage anxiety and stress. She brings a warm, encouraging presence and practical coaching to sessions. Gabrielle holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she uses that background to support clearer thinking and steadier day-to-day coping.
In the therapy room she aims to help clients notice patterns that keep them stuck. She works on building stronger self-care routines and increasing assertiveness.
Background and approach
Gabrielle also helps people uncover strengths they may be overlooking and use those strengths in real life. Her approach blends talking, skill-building, and reflection. She helps clients set small goals and practices that fit into busy lives.
Conversations may cover relationships, family dynamics, work stress, and issues tied to self‑esteem and body image. Gabrielle has seven years of clinical experience and draws on several evidence-informed methods. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts, attachment-based ideas to map relationship patterns, and client-centered techniques to follow each person’s pace.
Sessions are presented in a straightforward, compassionate way. Gabrielle offers coaching-style guidance alongside deeper emotional work. She aims to make progress feel possible, steady, and relevant to everyday demands.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions. It helps people understand why they respond to closeness or loss the way they do and is useful for relationship and abandonment concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It supports people coping with anxiety, depression, and everyday stress by teaching practical tools.Finding the right approach is something the therapist will do together with the client. Gabrielle will listen to goals, review what has or hasn’t worked before, and suggest a mix of methods that fit the person’s needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what feels most helpful for symptoms like anxiety, self‑esteem struggles, or relationship patterns.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video lets you work face to face when you want a fuller conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when you need to step away from a screen. Live chat or text messaging is useful for quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or when writing out thoughts feels clearer. These options make it easier to maintain regular care around work, family, and life changes.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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