01 · Who Gabriel works with

Gabriel works with stress, Anxiety, addictions and relationship issues

Gabriel lists 9 specialisms and 16 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Gabriel chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Gabriel's own words

What Gabriel says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I'm Gabe Kajeckas, LCSW, licensed in Maryland and Virginia, with over 30 years of experience in helping clients cope with stress and anxiety, depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma left over from earlier life. I have extensive experience with addictive behaviors in families, and in helping individuals heal from family of origin issues. I would like to help you discover how your strengths can help you work through the challenges you're facing. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy takes courage, and I applaud you for getting started!

Gabriel Kajeckas, on the BetterHelp listing · read 8 Nov 2026

03 · How Gabriel works

The 4 approaches Gabriel lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Gabriel lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Gabriel's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Gabriel runs a session.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Reads present-day relationship difficulty through the lens of how safety and closeness were learned early on. The therapeutic relationship itself is treated as part of the work, because it is where the pattern tends to show up first.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

Also listed

• Imago Relationship Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Gabriel practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Gabriel's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Gabriel at this point.

2. Naming Gabriel specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Gabriel is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Gabriel.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

4 questions worth asking Gabriel

Built from what Gabriel actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Gabriel's - Gabriel has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 32 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW-C

Licensed in

Virginia

Licence

MD LCSW-C 09701, VA LCSW 0904003477

Licence number

0904003477

Licence expires

30 Jun 2027

NPI

1336370790

Years in practice

32

Gender

Male

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Gabriel's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 8 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Gabriel. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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