William Gaub
Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, or a traumatic experience? You are not alone. I help clients navigate these and many other life challenges. If accomplishing your therapy goals is like climbing a mountain, my role in the space is to help support, guide, and empower you throughout the journey.
My goal is to create a safe, compassionate space where we collaboratively explore your experiences, reframe challenges, and build resilience.
First session
Our first session is all about building rapport and getting to know each other. We’ll start the conversation about what brings you to therapy—your motivations, concerns, and goals—while keeping the pace comfortable for you. It’s completely normal to feel nervous or unsure about what to share, and there’s no pressure to have everything figured out.
Strengths
My practice blends evidence-based therapies, integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and reframe unhelpful thought patterns, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to foster psychological flexibility, Internal Family Systems (IFS) to explore and harmonize inner parts, and EMDR to process trauma, I tailor treatment to your needs. I specialize in supporting individuals navigating anxiety, depression, and trauma. My goal is to create a safe, compassionate space where we collaboratively explore your experiences, reframe challenges, and build resilience. We will work through difficult emotions, reprocess past experiences, and cultivate tools for lasting change.
Ideal clients
My ideal client is curious about themselves and committed to growth. They’re open to trying new perspectives and are willing to carry the work beyond the therapy hour, whether that’s reflecting between sessions or practicing new skills in daily life. Whether you’re navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, or a life transition, or you simply sense that something is off and can’t yet name it, we are likely to work well together.
Origin story
My journey to becoming a therapist began with a fascination for the human mind, deepened by volunteering for the suicide and crisis hotline. These experiences solidified my calling—to be a guide for others on their path to healing. I strongly believe in the innate capacity for everyone to heal, given the right support, compassion, and tools.
Ongoing work together
Therapy rarely follows a straight line, and progress can look different at different points along the way. As your goals shift and deepen, I’ll regularly check in with you about what’s working and what isn’t, so our work stays aligned with what you need.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you recognize the connections between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, often called the cognitive triangle. These three pieces constantly influence one another: a thought like “I’m going to fail” can stir up anxiety, which may lead to avoidance, which then seems to confirm the original thought. Once you can see these patterns as they happen, you gain more room to respond differently. Together, we’ll practice identifying unhelpful patterns, testing whether they hold up, and building new ways of thinking and acting. Depending on what you’re facing, that might mean changing a pattern, learning to accept something that can’t be changed, or finding relief from symptoms that have felt stuck.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I use dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) when people are struggling with relationships, intense emotions, or difficulty accepting things as they are. DBT is built around a balance: accepting yourself and your circumstances as they are while also working toward change. In practice, that means building concrete skills in four areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. These might help you stay steady during a conflict, ride out a wave of emotion without acting on it, or ask for what you need in a way that’s clear and respectful. I often weave mindfulness throughout our work, since learning to notice what you’re feeling without judgment is the foundation for every other skill.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
I use Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help you understand the different parts of yourself that drive the issues bringing you to therapy. IFS is based on the idea that the mind is naturally made up of many parts, each with its own feelings, beliefs, and role. You might notice a part that criticizes you relentlessly, a part that wants to avoid conflict, and a part that feels anxious or ashamed. Rather than trying to get rid of these parts, we’ll get to know them: what they’re protecting you from, what they’re afraid of, and what they need.
EMDR
I use EMDR to help you work through past experiences that continue to shape your present distress. Distressing memories can become “stuck,” so that they feel as vivid and upsetting as when they first happened. In EMDR, you’ll briefly focus on a memory while engaging in bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements or alternating taps, which help the brain reprocess it. Over time, the memory loses its emotional charge. You can recall what happened without being flooded by the same fear, shame, or pain, and you may find that the beliefs tied to it (“I’m not safe,” “it was my fault”) give way to more accurate and empowering ones. Before any processing begins, we’ll spend time building the skills and stability you need to feel grounded throughout the work.
Location
Virtual sessions