Gabriele Hoog , LCSW

Gabriele Hoog, LCSW, brings two decades of clinical experience to her work with individuals navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance use. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - a professional credential meaning she is trained to assess and treat mental health concerns - she emphasizes a supportive, compassionate atmosphere where people can feel heard and validated. She creates space for exploring difficult emotions and traumatic experiences while also helping clients develop practical strategies to manage intense feelings and change unhelpful patterns.

Her approach balances emotional processing with skills training, teaching techniques that promote forward progress by replacing reactive patterns with deliberate choices. This includes addressing relationship conflicts, anger, and self-esteem concerns alongside broader wellness factors such as sleep, exercise, diet, and self-care. Guiding from a strengths-based and solutions-focused perspective, she views each person as the expert on their own life and collaborates to build personalized treatment plans that amplify existing resources.

Gabriele uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to highlight how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact, and she supports clients as they practice choosing new responses. She also offers distress tolerance tools drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy - including mindfulness, grounding exercises, and breathing techniques - to help manage overwhelming moments. Seeking therapy is framed as an act of courage, and her primary aim is to help clients restore greater balance and peace in their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Gabriele Hoog

Gabriele integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change the links between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This practical approach is often used for anxiety, depression, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills - for example mindfulness exercises, grounding methods, and breathing techniques that reduce reactivity in overwhelming moments. Mindfulness Therapy complements these methods by encouraging present-moment awareness and self-compassion, which can support recovery from trauma and improve emotional balance.

Determining the best therapeutic approach is part of the process. Gabriele collaborates with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds so that care remains aligned with individual needs.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to receive treatment through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and access support without travel, while still working with licensed professionals who guide skill-building and emotional growth.