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Online therapist

Gabriel Kajeckas

Calm guidance for families and addictive issues

Credentials
MD, LCSW-C, LCSW
Experience
32 years
Licensed in
Virginia, Maryland
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Gabriel

Gabriel Kajeckas is a licensed social worker and medical doctor who has spent over three decades guiding people through stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship strain. He brings practical experience from Virginia and Maryland to sessions. Gabriel aims to help parents and families find clearer ways to manage conflicts and rebuild trust at home.

He prefers direct, steady conversations that focus on small, usable steps. Gabriel often looks at how early family patterns shape current behavior and relationships.

Background and approach

He helps clients notice strengths they already have and use those to handle day-to-day challenges. Gabriel draws on approaches such as attachment work and cognitive behavioral techniques. These methods help people understand emotions, shift unhelpful thoughts, and practice different ways of relating.

He also uses motivational interviewing to support change when addiction or avoidance is present. Over 32 years of practice, Gabriel has worked with many people dealing with grief, sleep and eating issues, compassion fatigue, and life-purpose questions. He also supports those affected by cancer, hospice concerns, codependency, and separation.

His experience includes treating a range of process and substance addictions. Sessions are held in English and he accepts international clients. Gabriel encourages a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is reviewed along the way.

Parents and family members who want steady, experience-based guidance may find his approach helpful.

Using focused therapy approaches online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses. Online sessions can help parents and family members notice patterns and practice new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or compulsive habits. It’s useful for stress, sleep and eating problems, and many addictive behaviors.

The right approach is often found together. Gabriel will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and suggest techniques that fit. He encourages a collaborative plan and adjusts methods over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. That makes it easier to fit sessions around family schedules, medical care, or work. It also allows people in different locations to keep steady contact and practice skills between meetings.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Gabriel address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, grief, sleep and eating issues, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other concerns.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses straightforward conversations, focuses on practical steps, and helps clients build on existing strengths to manage problems.
How long has he practiced?
Gabriel has 32 years of experience working with people across a variety of life and relationship challenges.
What credentials and region are listed?
He holds MD, LCSW-C, and LCSW credentials with MD LCSW-C 09701 and VA LCSW 0904003477 and practices in Virginia.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
32 years
Licensed
Virginia, Maryland
Languages
English

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