Gabriela Loera, LCSW - Therapist in Virginia

About Gabriela

Gabriela Loera is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or family struggles. She supports parents facing parenting challenges and assists those coping with trauma, life changes, compassion fatigue, and issues around self-esteem. Gabriela works from a strengths-focused perspective and treats each person as the expert on their own life.

She uses clear, practical conversations to identify what is getting in the way and what can change.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to build small, doable skills and to uncover patterns that keep problems repeating. Gabriela blends gentle insight with concrete steps so progress feels possible rather than overwhelming. Gabriela holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and practices in Virginia while also holding a Texas license.

Over six years she has supported people through family problems, adoption and foster care concerns, postpartum issues, immigration-related stress, and aging or geriatric matters. Her work also reaches issues like ADHD, substance concerns, attachment and blended family dynamics, and feelings of guilt or shame. Her approach draws on several therapy styles, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused strategies.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with room to reflect on past patterns when that helps the present. People who choose Gabriela often seek practical help and clear next steps. She encourages collaboration and respects each person’s pace while helping them move toward healthier family relationships and better daily coping.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s lead. The therapist reflects what she hears, helps people name their needs, and supports them in trusting their own choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Gabriela collaborates with each person to choose strategies that match their goals and preferences. She adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most, combining insight-focused conversation with skill practice when useful.

Online work uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. These formats let people fit sessions into busy family schedules, follow up between conversations, and maintain continuity during life transitions. Licensed professionals can still do meaningful therapy through these options, and the variety helps meet different communication styles and needs.

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.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Gabriela address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and related concerns such as postpartum depression and grief over life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is conversational and practical. She focuses on strengths, builds coping skills, and helps clients set clear, manageable goals.

What is her background and experience?

Gabriela is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with six years of professional experience supporting people through family problems, adoption and foster care matters, immigration issues, and aging or geriatric concerns.

Where is she licensed and located?

Gabriela holds LCSW licenses in Texas and Virginia with licence numbers TX LCSW 68347 and VA LCSW 0904015547, and she practices from Virginia.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide different ways to connect.

How does pricing work for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with Gabriela?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 6 years
Licensed: Texas, Virginia
Languages: English

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