About Russell
Dr. Russell Gaede uses clear, practical approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship or family concerns. He brings 25 years of clinical experience and a calm, straightforward style to sessions.
He holds the LCMHC credential which indicates professional clinical training and practice in mental health counseling. He favors methods that focus on thoughts, present choices, and mindful awareness. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented.
He helps people build coping skills, address mood and compulsive symptoms, and work through grief, intimacy questions, or career stress.
How Russell works
Dr. Gaede also supports people facing blended family issues, divorce and separation, substance problems, and complex mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. He pays attention to life transitions and to how family of origin patterns affect current relationships.
He can also help with forgiveness, life purpose, and commitment or communication struggles. His approach mixes cognitive behavioral strategies with existential reflection and mindfulness practices. That combination helps people test unhelpful thinking, notice what matters most, and practice new habits in daily life.
Sessions may include practical exercises, brief skill teaching, and focused conversation about next steps. Dr. Gaede provides online options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.
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What Russell works with
The areas below are the ones Russell selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Utah |
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Online support options
How targeted approaches work online
Dr. Gaede often blends cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices to help people change unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that increase anxiety or depression and replacing them with practical skills to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing techniques to lessen reactivity and increase awareness of feelings and urges.Finding the right approach is a shared process. He will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. That collaboration can include trying a skill for a few sessions and adjusting the plan based on what works best.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging for flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation for teaching skills and observing reactions. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins, coaching, or ongoing skill practice between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, travel, or busy family routines.
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