Gabriele Hoog, LCSW - Therapist in Missouri

About Gabriele

Gabriele Hoog is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who aims to make reaching out feel simple and respectful. She focuses on listening first, helping people feel understood, and then working together on practical steps. Gabby offers a calm, encouraging presence for those facing stress, anxiety, grief, mood disorders, substance use, and related challenges.

She emphasizes skill-building as well as talking through difficult feelings. With 20 years of clinical practice, she brings steady experience to each session.

Background and approach

Her work often includes identifying unhelpful thought patterns and practicing new coping strategies. She teaches distress tolerance and grounding techniques drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to link thoughts, feelings, and actions. Her approach is client-centered and strengths-based.

That means she treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them build on what already works. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused methods are used to set small, achievable goals and keep progress moving. Gabby also pays attention to lifestyle factors that affect mental health, such as sleep, activity, and self-care.

Sessions typically combine emotional support with hands-on tools for managing intense emotions and old reaction patterns. She practices in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. Therapy follows a collaborative rhythm where goals are adjusted over time.

The aim is practical change that helps restore more balance and ease in daily life. Gabby supports people through transitions, losses, and moments when coping feels strained.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person as they make sense of their situation; it helps when someone needs understanding first and clear support next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday struggles. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers short, teachable skills such as distress tolerance, grounding, and mindfulness to manage intense emotions and reduce impulsive reactions.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust as progress is made. This collaborative process helps tailor strategies to what actually helps the person in their daily life.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for people juggling busy schedules or limited travel options. Those options make it easier to fit regular sessions into life and to practice skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can guide skill-building, problem solving, and emotional support through these formats while keeping the work focused on practical, achievable steps.

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 kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and related issues such as grief, parenting stress, sleep and eating concerns, and mood disorders.

What is her therapy style like?

The approach is client-centered and collaborative, blending talk with practical skill teaching from CBT and DBT and goal-focused methods to support change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Gabby has 20 years of clinical experience working with people across a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Missouri under MO LCSW 2011030925 and practices in Missouri.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs handled for therapy?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Missouri
Languages: English

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