Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 53 ratings

Gabriella Canen

LMFT, 5 years of experience

Authentic
Warm
Intelligent
Virtual
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About me

Hello! My name is Gabriella and I am a marriage and family therapist. I currently live in Indiana. I have been in mental health since 2011 starting out in behavioral therapy working with autistic children. Currently, I am an outpatient therapist who focuses on individuals, families and couples. I have worked in outpatient and residential settings with my main clientele being children and adolescents. Currently my practice focuses on couples and individuals over the age of 18. My passion is in helping others improve their own lives and working towards their individual goals by encouraging and helping them to 'take back their power' and feel more confident in making decisions. I like to use a more conversational style of therapy, I do not like for sessions to feel clinical or sterile. I take a collaborative approach to therapy and allow my clients to guide sessions. I utilized various methods from evidenced-based to a mix of holistic approaches. Please take the time to fill out the intake paperwork as it helps me prepare for sessions.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

At our first session, this is our 'get to know you' session. This allows laying the ground work for trust building and increase comfort in attending therapy. I earn my client's trust and their willingness to let me know their story and current concerns. By the end of the first session I like to identify some goals to keep sessions on track.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I feel that I connect well with others and this allows me to create a safe and comfortable space to allow for progress. My experience in the mental health field has allowed me to experience and work with a diverse populations. I am myself a culturally diverse individual which has allowed me various experiences that others may understand or have experienced themselves.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

Working with individuals and couples who desire change and are motivated to create that change. As a licensed marriage and family therapist, I look at the whole picture that the individual or couple are apart of allowing for a more systemic approach to therapy.

Specialties

Top specialties

Anxiety

Other specialties

I identify as

Serves ages

My treatment methods

Couples Counseling

Utilizing a couples based therapy model, I explore and access for communication patterns, conflict resolution patters, increasing self awareness and trust between a couple. This can help to identify concerns and barriers to progress.

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

I like the 'bones' of CBT, this allows for increasing self awareness, how thoughts and feelings impact choices and behaviors; identifying unhealthy thought patterns and identifying when to challenge them. Increasing self awareness of how one works and the 'why' of their choices which allows for better decision making in the future and regaining emotional control.

Narrative

Narrative therapy is a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the individual's own story and experiences as a way to understand and overcome challenges. It focuses on empowering individuals to identify, challenge, and rewrite negative narratives that may be impacting their lives.

Solution Focused Brief Treatment

This method is a brief goal-oriented approach to psychotherapy that emphasizes finding solutions to current problems rather than dwelling on past issues.

Location

Virtual

Licensed in

Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 53 ratings

2 ratings with written reviews

June 11, 2025

Gabriella is a great therapist! Highly recommended for couples' therapy. She listens well and lets us both feel heard, but also challenges us on our thinking in key ways.

Verified client, age 35-44

Review shared after session 5 with Gabriella

April 30, 2025

I always enjoy my sessions with Gabriella! She listens, understands, gives advice, and ultimately helps to find ways to better myself where I am seeking growth. I highly recommend her!

Verified client, age 25-34

Review shared after session 5 with Gabriella