About Gisela
Gisela Casabella is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She has 24 years of professional experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, and depression. She offers support in both English and Spanish for those seeking clearer thinking and steadier emotions.
Her approach begins with listening and mapping out what matters to each person. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and focuses on strengths people already have.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and aim to build skills for daily life rather than only talk about problems. Gisela works with issues that often come with relationships and identity, including LGBT concerns, communication struggles, body image, guilt and shame, and control issues. She also addresses panic attacks, social anxiety, and mood-related problems with concrete tools to manage symptoms and triggers.
She helps people who face abandonment or are processing divorce and separation to find steadier footing and clearer choices. Topics such as forgiveness, self-love, life purpose, and motivation are woven into therapy as needed to support longer term change. People who choose her can expect a collaborative process.
She helps clients set realistic goals and practices skills during sessions that can be used between meetings. Her bilingual ability in English and Spanish makes it possible for a broader group to connect and work toward feeling better.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Gisela uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and understanding. One approach emphasizes practical strategies to manage anxiety and panic, teaching grounding and breathing tools along with step-by-step ways to face feared situations. Another approach targets mood and relationship concerns by helping people clarify values, improve communication, and build routines that support better emotional balance.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is tracked. Clients help set priorities and decide which techniques feel most useful for their life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see facial cues and work through exercises in real time. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging supports quick check-ins, homework checks, or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to get consistent support while fitting therapy into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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