Gabriele Hoog , LCSW

Gabriele Hoog is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with two decades of clinical experience supporting people through depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, relationship struggles, anger management, and issues with self-esteem. She offers a compassionate, strengths-based approach that centers the client as the expert on their life while providing practical tools to move forward.

Hoog blends evidence-informed methods with a focus on overall wellness, addressing not only thoughts and emotions but also factors like sleep, diet, exercise, and self-care. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), she helps clients identify links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and learn how to choose intentional actions instead of reacting on autopilot. She also teaches distress tolerance skills drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - including mindfulness practices, grounding techniques, and breathing exercises - to help people manage intense emotions in the moment.

Working from a solutions-focused lens, Hoog collaborates with each person to create individualized treatment plans that build on existing strengths. Her goal is to provide a supportive, validating environment where clients can process difficult emotions and develop new strategies for lasting change and greater balance in daily life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Gabriele Hoog integrates several practical approaches into online work to meet a range of needs. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's perspective and personal strengths, creating a collaborative space where goals and pace are set together. This approach supports people coping with life transitions, relationship concerns, and questions of purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors; through CBT clients learn to reframe unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides concrete distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal skills - including mindfulness, grounding, and breathing techniques - that are useful for managing intense emotions and impulsivity.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Hoog works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions are paced to the individual's readiness and evolve as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for accessing that collaborative care. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexible options that fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and they allow therapists and licensed professionals to deliver the same core therapeutic work across distances.