About Gabriel
Gabriel "Gabe" Seldess helps people who are ready to clarify what matters to them and build practical steps toward greater emotional balance and healthier relationships.
Background and approach
He begins by learning about a client’s current situation and goals, then collaborates on a tailored plan that addresses barriers such as anxiety, relationship conflict, grief, addiction, low self-esteem, or midlife transitions. Gabriel uses a goal-oriented yet empathetic stance to guide clients toward clearer decision making and stronger communication.
With 20 years of clinical experience and an IL LMFT license, Gabriel blends approaches from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with family-focused perspectives to examine how beliefs and early experiences shape present patterns. He also draws on mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and skills-based techniques to help with mood management, problem solving, and self-advocacy.
His work integrates practical coaching elements for life purpose, career concerns, and parenting or blended-family challenges, supporting clients in creating a realistic roadmap for change.
Therapeutic approaches and remote care options
Gabriel frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify values and take committed action toward a more meaningful life; ACT supports work on anxiety, depression, and decisions about life direction. He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping skills for mood management and stress reduction. Both approaches emphasize concrete strategies and experiential exercises that translate well to remote sessions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative work. Gabriel helps clients explore which methods match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, and he adjusts interventions over time so therapy stays aligned with progress and changing needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, practice skills between sessions, and access support from wherever a client is located within the therapist's service area.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English