Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
My goal is to help people better understand and accept themselves. I strive to identify barriers to happiness and develop a road map toward greater health. I like to begin with getting an understanding of presenting issues and current life circumstances and working toward an individual’s vision for the future. I use a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Family Counseling Theory to explore experiences that shape our beliefs, expectations, and preferences. I help a client examine these thoughts and ideals and to challenge those concepts that may be detrimental, limiting, or no longer functional. I use Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing to assist with mood management, decision making, and problem solving. I also assist with developing communication skills to help with self-advocacy.
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist currently living and working in Chicago. I graduated from the Family Institute at Northwestern., and throughout my 17 years as a counselor I have worked with many difficulties individuals, families, and couples can face. I have specific experience helping people navigate relationships, anxiety and mental illness, and general stress management.
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Gabriel “Gabe” Seldess guides people toward better understanding and acceptance of themselves and their lives. He works with clients to identify obstacles to wellbeing and to create a practical road map toward improved mental and relational health.
Gabe begins by clarifying the issues a person is facing and the current life circumstances that shape those concerns, then aligns treatment with each individual’s goals for the future. He blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with principles from family counseling to examine how experiences form beliefs, expectations, and preferences, and to challenge patterns that are limiting or no longer useful.
His work also incorporates behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to support mood regulation, decision making, and problem solving. Gabe helps clients build communication skills that strengthen self-advocacy and improve relationships.
He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Illinois and brings 20 years of clinical experience to his work. Gabe graduated from the Family Institute at Northwestern and lives and works in Chicago. He has particular experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, parenting concerns, career difficulties, addictions, LGBT issues, grief, intimacy-related challenges, anger management, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and coaching.
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