Gary Reeves , LCPC

Gary Reeves is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 12 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, depression, and life transitions. He also supports issues related to grief, trauma, addiction, intimacy, and concerns that affect self-esteem and daily functioning.

Gary takes a straightforward, person-centered approach. He listens first and helps clients name what feels most urgent. Sessions are collaborative and practical, with attention to what each person already does well and what they want to change.

He has worked in private practice, community mental health, and residential settings. Those experiences shape how he tailors support for different situations and levels of need. He aims to match interventions to each client rather than use one single method.

Gary draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Existential Therapy to address emotions, relationships, and personal meaning. He explains strategies plainly and helps clients try them between sessions when useful.

People often come to him for help with relationship patterns, communication problems, parenting stress, career decisions, or the emotional fallout from loss and change. He is also listed in resources that focus on Women's issues and can work with concerns tied to gender and identity.

Gary earned graduate degrees in counseling and human resource management and holds an Illinois LCPC. He offers a calm, respectful presence and works with each person to set realistic goals and next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. It helps people notice patterns in close relationships and try new ways of connecting and trusting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions affect one another and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life stress.

Choosing the right approach is something the therapist will do together with the client. Gary will ask about goals, preferences, and daily routines, then suggest methods to try. He adjusts course over time so the plan fits the person's needs and what actually helps.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for a full face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let clients share thoughts between sessions and fit support into a busy schedule. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact, practice skills between meetings, and schedule therapy around work or family commitments.