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Gabrielle Barrington

Gabrielle Barrington

Therapist · Maryland

Growth-focused counselor helping people move forward

  • Strengths-based support
  • Assertiveness coaching
  • Attachment-focused work

About Gabrielle

Gabrielle Barrington is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Maryland who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, and life changes. She works with clients to build self-worth, increase assertiveness, and find practical ways to feel better day to day. Her approach is warm and direct, with an emphasis on coaching alongside traditional talk therapy.

Gabrielle creates a calm, inviting atmosphere where clients can name what is keeping them stuck. She helps people uncover patterns that affect relationships, career choices, and self-image. Common topics she addresses include attachment issues, family of origin concerns, body image, codependency, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

She blends approaches to match each person’s needs, using tools that promote clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and stronger coping skills. Sessions often focus on identifying strengths and building a sense of purpose that supports mental health and daily functioning. Gabrielle also addresses trauma, parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, and struggles around anger or impulsivity.

With seven years of clinical experience, she brings practical coaching alongside therapeutic techniques to help people make real changes. Her work includes support for eating and career concerns, forgiveness and grief themes, and navigation of gender dysphoria-related stress. Gabrielle welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English.

To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on her availability. This helps ensure sessions align with personal goals and the support someone is seeking.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online work

Gabrielle uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This helps people understand trust, closeness, and their reactions in relationships. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and following the client's pace so they feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her toolkit for changing unhelpful thinking and building practical coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gabrielle will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. Together they pick techniques that feel helpful and realistic, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online therapy easier to fit into a busy day, allows shorter check-ins between commitments, and can make it simpler to work on communication skills and coping strategies from wherever they are. Licensed professionals can guide exercises, homework, and skill-building in ways that suit each person's schedule and needs.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoaching
AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Gabrielle commonly address?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She also works with relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, body image, and career questions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style mixes coaching with therapy in a warm, inviting way. Sessions focus on building assertiveness, identifying strengths, and finding practical steps to feel better.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Gabrielle has seven years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including attachment issues, codependency, and impulsivity.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Gabrielle also accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment work?

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

How do I start working with Gabrielle?

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

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