About Gisela
Gisela Casabella is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 24 years of experience. She speaks English and Spanish and accepts international clients. Gisela welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxious thoughts, low self-esteem, relationship struggles, or questions about sexual orientation and identity.
Her style is straightforward and strengths-based. She helps people identify what is getting in the way of feeling better and then works with them to try practical steps.
How Gisela works
Sessions focus on useful skills, clearer communication, and rebuilding confidence. Gisela emphasizes small, manageable changes that add up over time. She has worked with depression, panic and mood disorders, and social anxiety.
Additional areas she addresses include body image, abandonment concerns, forgiveness, guilt and shame, control issues, and the emotional impact of divorce and separation. People also bring questions about life purpose and self-love. Over more than two decades she has supported clients through relationship difficulties and many LGBT concerns.
Her approach centers on listening first, then creating a plan that fits each person. She values direct talk and honest feedback alongside practical tools. Gisela aims to make starting therapy easier.
She guides people through the first steps and helps set realistic goals for therapy. Simple changes in thinking and behavior are often the first focus, with deeper work introduced as trust grows.
What Gisela works with
The areas below are the ones Gisela selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches and online options for everyday challenges
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often include talk-based work that helps identify unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior. This approach teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, panic attacks, and low mood, and helps people replace those patterns with coping strategies that work in daily life.Another common method focuses on communication and relationship skills. It helps people practice clearer expression, set boundaries, and repair interactions that have become strained. This kind of work can be useful for improving connections and reducing repeated conflict.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to each person's goals and preferences, then suggest techniques that match those needs. Over time the plan can change based on what works and what doesn't, so the client helps shape the path forward.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls make it possible to have face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions can work well when internet bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter updates or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change.
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