Gabriel Most, LCSW

Gabriel Most is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of practice in New York. He draws on a mix of approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, and other life challenges. He writes plainly and aims to make the early steps in therapy feel manageable for someone worried or new to counseling.

He believes the mind and body affect each other and pays attention to both. That perspective informs work with issues such as trauma and intimacy-related concerns, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. He also focuses on topics like attachment, body image, codependency, and end-of-life questions when those come up.

Sessions are shaped by what each person needs. Gabriel uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, existential ideas, solution-focused tools, and trauma-focused methods including EMDR when appropriate. He avoids one-size-fits-all answers and mixes approaches to match goals and circumstances.

People who reach out can expect a collaborative tone. The therapist emphasizes compassion, directness, and practical steps clients can try between sessions. He aims to help clients feel heard, clarify their goals, and build manageable changes into daily life.

Gabriel trained at Hunter College, City University of New York, and also completed a nursing degree at Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing. He brings both clinical social work and nursing perspectives to conversations about health, coping, and life purpose.

How Gabriel uses therapy approaches online

Gabriel commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused methods in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and day-to-day stress. Trauma-focused work, including EMDR-informed techniques, helps process distressing memories and reduce their impact on current functioning.

He also incorporates mindfulness and existential ideas to help people notice their habits, find meaning, and set values-based goals. Deciding which mix to use is collaborative - the therapist will talk through options, try approaches, and adjust based on what helps a person meet their goals and preferences.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different rhythms of life. Video is useful for deeper conversation and exercises that use facial cues. Phone calls work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or text sessions let people check in between appointments or keep therapy brief and focused. These options aim to make therapy more accessible and flexible for busy schedules and varied needs.