Gary Reeves, LCPC
Practical, empathetic counseling for life's transitions
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Gary
Gary Reeves is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 12 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, relationship troubles, addiction, grief, and parenting concerns. Gary meets people where they are and aims to create a calm, respectful space for exploration and growth.
He uses a person-centered, collaborative style that treats each person as unique. Sessions focus on the individual's strengths and practical steps they can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Gary's work draws on approaches that attend to emotions, attachment patterns, and thoughts that keep people stuck. His background spans independent practice, community mental health, and residential treatment. That range gives him experience with both short-term struggles and longer-term concerns.
He brings that experience to conversations about life changes, career strain, and intimacy-related issues. Common topics he addresses include family problems, communication difficulties, codependency, and coping with major transitions. He also supports people facing trauma, substance-related challenges, sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue.
Gary uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral ideas alongside emotion-focused and attachment-oriented work. In sessions clients can expect a respectful, kind clinician who listens first and offers practical suggestions second. He helps people set clear goals and tries to match techniques to what feels useful for each person.
The work is collaborative and paced to fit the client's needs and goals.
What Gary works with
Everything Gary lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Gary helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Gary lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationship patterns and emotional responses. In online sessions this can help people notice patterns in close relationships and try new ways of connecting. Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, offering a responsive, nonjudgmental space to talk and make decisions. This approach supports people who want a listening presence and practical feedback. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or sleeplessness. CBT tools translate well to video and phone sessions where homework and short practice tasks are assigned.Choosing an approach is part of the work. Gary will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. He blends techniques as needed and checks in regularly to adjust course so the work feels useful and relevant.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when data or bandwidth are limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel routines while keeping the focus on progress and practical change.
Questions people ask about Gary
What concerns does Gary help with?
He addresses stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy challenges, addiction, grief, parenting concerns, trauma and related issues.
What is his general therapy style?
He works in a person-centered, collaborative way that focuses on strengths and practical steps clients can use between sessions.
How long has he been practicing?
He has about 12 years of clinical experience across independent practice, community mental health, and residential settings.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and he is open to working with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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