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Gabrielle Barrington

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Gabrielle Barrington, LCPC

Maryland

LCPC counselor - family and parenting related concerns

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About

  • Attachment based methods
  • CBT and DBT skills
  • Parenting and family issues

About Gabrielle

Gabrielle Barrington is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maryland with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and issues tied to family dynamics. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer day-to-day functioning.

Gabrielle uses approaches such as Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people name what keeps them stuck. She helps clients identify strengths, build assertiveness, and develop routines that support mental health. Conversations are grounded and focused on realistic change rather than abstract talk.

Her background includes work with people facing trauma and abuse, intimacy-related difficulties, eating concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. She also addresses family-of-origin problems, blended family issues, and the fallout from abandonment or attachment wounds. Gabrielle pays attention to how past relationships shape current reactions.

In practice she coaches clients through emotion regulation, communication problems, and anger or impulsivity. She draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing intense emotions and on Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to clarify interpersonal patterns. Therapy often combines skill-building with reflective conversation.

Gabrielle also supports people dealing with career stress, major life changes, and a sense of emptiness or isolation. Sessions aim to produce concrete steps clients can try between meetings. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats before booking.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches Gabrielle uses for online work

Gabrielle often integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and helps people notice repeating patterns in their close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can explore their own goals and feel understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and introduces small experiments and skills to change them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gabrielle will discuss how these methods might fit the client's needs and will collaborate on which techniques to try. She supports goals, preferences, and real-life constraints when deciding the pace and focus of therapy.

The therapist's biography did not list specific online session formats. Before booking, confirm which formats are currently offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, reduce commuting time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people join from different locations, which can help those managing work, caregiving, or travel while continuing regular sessions.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoaching

Additional focus areas

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

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Listed in

Maryland

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns plus family-related problems and issues like body image and codependency.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She combines attachment-informed, client-centered conversation with practical CBT and DBT skills to help people change patterns and manage emotions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of experience working with adults on a range of concerns including trauma, intimacy issues, and parenting strain.

What are her credentials and location?

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

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

She accepts international clients; sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current online session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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