Therapists Beginning With G in Vermont

Dr. Gabriel has over 30 years of experience working in the mental health field with children, families and adolescents. She provides comprehensive evaluations and works with clients in traditional as well as alternative therapy modalities. Dr. Gabriel is trained to perform QEEG and uses brain mapping to understand and treat symptoms of depression, trauma, executive function and other neurologically based disorders. She integrates biofeedback, photobiomodulation and other neurotechnologies to support recovery and regain a whole sense of well-being.

My emphasis is on building a strong relationship as the foundation for change, and using this collaboration to explore which evidence based and client centered approaches will be most helpful for you. We'll work together to figure out what's right for you based on your own strengths, needs, and preferences. My background in substance abuse counseling as well as crisis services has taught me to be flexible and to recognize the unique challenges which each individual faces and assets they bring to overcome these challenges.

I have over 15 years of experience providing support with a variety of life issues including career and other life transitions and life adjustments. I believe there are multiples solutions to our challenges and struggles. I believe that there is more than one option. I believe we just need help finding our own and unique way. I specialize in helping people clarify what they want or need in their life and provide support and space to help them get there. I customize my approach and work to support people where they are and where they want to go.

Hello and welcome. My name is Vicki Garrison, and I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC). I deeply value my work as a clinician and providing services in a manner that meets your needs. As such, my work is grounded in establishing a genuine therapeutic relationship with you and maintaining a safe, warm, nonjudgmental, confidential, inclusive, and empowering therapeutic environment.

I believe that a genuine therapeutic relationship can serve as a foundation for immense personal growth and change. I offer a therapeutic practice that is based on sincerity, compassion, and 10+ years of diverse clinical experience. I enjoy working with a broad spectrum of mental health challenges, and incorporate various theoretical models into my practice.

I'm driven to work with individuals who come from hard places or who have experienced things no one ever should. These experiences fundamentally change who we are and I've become devoted to learning as much as I can to provide the best possible support using a variety of techniques. I've become certified in Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical Behavioral, and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapies. I've had the privilege of studying in-person under some of the most influential researchers in the field of trauma, such as Dr. Peter Levine, Dr. Stephen Porges, and Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk. I will continue on this quest for knowledge.

I specialize in working with adults 18 years and older, who may be experiencing a variety of issues including but not limited to: the residual effects of chronic abuse, neglect or trauma; grief and loss; anxiety; depression or life transition. I primarily focus on using humanistic, mindful and systemic modalities including the Internal Family Systems model. It is my goal to work with a sense of compassion, curiosity and exploration in an integrative, holistic and non-pathologizing manner.

I believe that therapy or counseling is an effective tool for deepening a conversation with ourselves. Difficult relationships, painful experiences, traumas, pressures and expectations that come from others and sometimes from within ourselves can confuse and distract us from being able to fully engage with ourselves and our life circumstances.

I have been in private practice in Hardwick, VT since 2003. I use a psychodynamic approach. Psychodynamic therapy views the therapeutic relationship as a mirror of patients' difficulties in relation to others and, on a deeper level, of patients' earlier relations to their parents. This type of therapy is valuable for anyone but especially for people who are curious, who have the capacity for insight, and who are passionate for self-development. Common presenting issues are depression, anxiety, family of origin conflict, relationship problems (for example, divorce, separation), history of abuse/neglect, and obsessive and/or compulsive behaviors.