Gabrielle (Gabbi) Schwenzfeier, LICSW

Gabrielle (Gabbi) Schwenzfeier is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Minnesota. She brings five years of clinical experience across in-home, school, and residential treatment center settings, offering support to people ranging in age from 2 to 75. Gabrielle works with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma, obsessive compulsive disorder, substance use, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality related difficulties, and she also addresses stress, grief, addictions, relationship challenges, eating and body image issues, parenting and attachment concerns, anger, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

She employs individual, family, and group therapy formats and draws from multiple therapeutic models to tailor care to each person. Her approach is client-centered - she views clients as experts on their lives and collaborates with them to set the pace and focus of treatment. Gabrielle integrates Attachment-Based strategies and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques, as well as solution-focused and narrative methods when processing trauma and building skills.

Gabrielle completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at St. Catherine University and earned a Master of Social Work from the University of St. Thomas in 2017. If a particular appointment time is not shown, clients are encouraged to send a message to explore available options. Outside of work she enjoys spending time outdoors, exercising, and being with family, and she looks forward to supporting individuals and families through life transitions and healing.

Attachment, Client-Centered Care, and CBT for Online Support

Gabrielle uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships and attachment patterns affect present-day connections and emotional responses; this approach can be helpful for clients dealing with adoption and foster care issues, abandonment, or difficulties in close relationships. She practices Client-Centered Therapy, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental stance that treats the client as the expert of their own life and supports goals related to self esteem, communication, and coping with life changes. Gabrielle also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and certain mood and impulse-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Gabrielle collaborates with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time based on progress and client feedback to create a personalized plan.

Online therapy with Gabrielle is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for scheduling, easier access for people in different locations, and multiple ways to engage depending on comfort and convenience. Licensed professionals can deliver effective care through these formats while working with clients to build skills, process experiences, and navigate life transitions.