Gabriel Kajeckas

Gabriel Kajeckas is a Licensed Certified Social Worker, LCSW-C, and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with 32 years of practice in Virginia. He works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflict, addiction, grief, and related problems such as sleep and eating difficulties. He also lists life purpose among his focus areas.

Gabe draws on long experience with addictive behaviors and family of origin issues. He helps people look at patterns that repeat across relationships and daily life. In sessions he talks through how past attachments and current choices connect to present struggles.

His approach uses methods like attachment work and cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and habits. Motivational interviewing is part of how he helps people find reasons to change when motivation is mixed. He also brings trauma-focused ideas when earlier hurts are still causing trouble.

People come to Gabe for help with controlling impulses, codependency, substance concerns, and process addictions such as gambling or problematic sexual behavior. He also supports those coping with cancer, hospice and end-of-life concerns, divorce and separation, and the emotional fallout of family conflicts.

Sessions are practical and conversational. Gabe helps people identify strengths and small steps they can take between sessions. He encourages honest reflection about patterns, relationships, and what a more manageable life might look like.

How Gabriel uses therapy approaches online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship experiences shape current connections and emotional responses. It helps people who notice repeated conflicts, difficulty trusting, or patterns that trace back to family relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and testing small changes. It is useful for anxiety, stress, sleep and eating problems, and for breaking cycles that feed addiction.

Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel uncertain about change. It uses focused conversation to clarify personal reasons for change and to strengthen commitment to steps that feel doable.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gabriel will discuss these methods with each person and decide together which fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation guides how sessions proceed and which techniques are emphasized.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in this profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove the need to be on camera for every appointment. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote work so therapy can fit everyday life.