01 · Who Gabriel works with

Gabriel works with stress, Anxiety, addictions and LGBT

Gabriel lists 13 specialisms and 25 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.

Hello and welcome to BetterHelp. Now that you have taken the first step to finding the right therapist, the following is a little bit about myself to help you determine whether my credentials, style and areas of expertise are a good fit for you.

I am a LCSW working as a therapist for over twenty-five years in NYC. I obtained my degree from CUNY Hunter College in New York. I also graduated with a Nursing degree from the Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing in 2012. I believe strongly that our mind/body connection affects the way we live our lives. The better we feel about our mental health the easier it is to make good, sound decisions in all areas of our lives. Our mental and physical health are connected and are contingent on one another for continued growth and change.

A great deal of my practice and work has focused on a few areas. I have worked with people who are struggling with issues of Depression, Anxiety, Grief and Addictions. I have focused on LGBTQ+ issues and young adults struggling with relationship, trauma, and career issues. I am passionate about my work and recognize that starting counseling isn’t necessarily an easy task, but it is a partnership that requires compassion, commitment, availability and trust.

My approach is varied depending on the situation and goal that you have set for yourself. I am comfortable and skilled working with a Behavioral Modification approach, Psychodynamic perspectives, Mind/Body techniques, Crisis Intervention and Existential Therapy. No two people are alike and each individual will respond to a various combination of different types of care. What’s most important is that you feel understood, safe, and know that you can share anything and that it will be received with non-judgement, compassion, care and a focus on solutions.

I live by the motto of “Carpe Diem”. Seize the day! Time is a precious commodity and we do not get to push back time. No time like the present to invest in yourself and achieve your goals.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Gabriel Most, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Gabriel works

The 5 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.

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.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and ReprocessingEMDR

A structured trauma protocol in which you hold a distressing memory in mind while following a repeated side-to-side cue. The mechanism is still debated; the outcome data in post-traumatic stress is strong enough that it appears in national treatment guidelines.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

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

• Existential 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

3 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.

• “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 25 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

Licensed in

New York

Licence

NY LCSW R040405-1

Licence number

R040405-1

Licence expires

31 Oct 2027

NPI

1669017174

Years in practice

25

Gender

Male

Languages

English

International clients

Not 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 9 Oct 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.

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