About Gabriela
Gabriela Loera is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns. She supports clients coping with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and major life changes. Gabriela speaks English and practices from Virginia as an LCSW.
Gabriela believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to hard situations. She uses straightforward conversation to help people name what matters and find steps that fit their life.
Background and approach
Her approach is collaborative and respectful rather than prescriptive. In sessions she pulls from a few proven methods to meet each person where they are. That can mean using client-centered work to build trust and clarify values.
It can also include cognitive behavioral techniques for shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to explore patterns that repeat over time. When helpful, Gabriela uses solution-focused tools to set short-term goals and try small experiments between sessions.
The mix depends on the issue and the person. Gabriela has six years of professional experience and holds an LCSW credential listed in Texas and Virginia. She aims to make therapy practical and doable, with clear next steps and room for honest conversation.
If someone wants to change how they cope or relate, she helps them plan the first steps.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Gabriela uses client-centered therapy to build a respectful, empathetic relationship where the client's needs guide the work. This approach helps people clarify values, feel heard, and decide what changes matter most to them.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress because it breaks big problems into manageable steps and practical experiments.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Gabriela will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that match those aims. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as needed.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family time, or other routines while still keeping the focus on progress and practical change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Virginia
- Languages
- English