Gabriela Perkins, LCSW - Therapist in Utah

About Gabriela

Gabriela Perkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Utah. She focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and trauma. She aims to create a calm and welcoming space so parents and caregivers can talk about what matters most to them.

Sessions are meant to feel comfortable and practical rather than clinical and distant. Perkins brings four years of clinical experience working with teenagers and families.

Background and approach

She has supported people in crisis and those managing daily stressors. Her practice includes work with parenting challenges, helping caregivers reconnect with their children, and addressing issues like attachment, guilt, and isolation. Her approach blends client-centered care with evidence-based tools.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation. Motivational Interviewing helps when people feel stuck and want to make changes. In sessions, the focus is often on small, doable steps parents can try at home.

She emphasizes collaboration - setting goals together and checking progress. When a question requires more training, she looks for answers and adapts the plan to the family’s needs. Parents and young adults may find the work practical and down-to-earth.

She also addresses issues such as seasonal mood shifts, self-harm concerns, and building self-love. Conversations are paced to match what each family or individual can handle.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting support

Gabriela often uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and building a trusting relationship so parents and caregivers feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors to find practical changes that can ease stress, anxiety, and low mood.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and coping. DBT teaches simple tools for managing strong feelings, improving communication, and reducing overwhelm, which can be useful for parents and teens.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work with each person or family to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration allows the plan to change as progress is made or new challenges arise.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. These formats let families fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and check in between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these options to provide ongoing support without requiring travel.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

She addresses parenting challenges, family relationship issues, depression, anxiety, stress, trauma and grief. Additional areas include attachment issues, guilt and shame, isolation, seasonal mood changes, self-harm, and young adult concerns.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She combines that warmth with practical techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people try new skills between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience working as a counselor, including work with teenagers and families and with people in crisis and with day-to-day stressors.

What credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Licensing details include OR LCSW L13958 and UT LCSW 10834417-3501, and she practices in Utah.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote sessions.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What do I need to do to begin?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Parenting issues
Depression

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 4 years
Licensed: Utah, Oregon
Languages: English

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