Gary Youssef, LMFT, LIMFT

Gary Youssef is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and relationship and intimacy concerns. He brings 22 years of clinical experience and a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. Gary works with parenting and family questions, career and school stressors, grief, ADHD, and other life changes that make daily life harder. He favors straightforward strategies clients can use between sessions. Gary blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy ideas to set clear goals and test what works. He also uses Motivational Interviewing techniques to support people who want to make difficult changes but feel stuck. Gary’s background includes many years delivering behavioral health services in outpatient and pediatric settings. That work exposed him to a wide range of concerns across age groups and helped shape his focus on practical problem solving and family systems. He also has experience supporting service members and their families from his time as a military family life counselor. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. He helps people break big problems into concrete steps and tracks progress over time. Gary makes room for practical coping skills, communication practice, and planning for real-life challenges. Outside of therapy he is a father who enjoys athletics and cooking. His approach aims to be approachable and useful so people can see small improvements that add up to bigger change.

How his approaches translate to online work

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, or unhealthy coping. It often uses short exercises and homework to practice skills between sessions. Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve mixed feelings about change by exploring values and small next steps; it suits goals such as shifting addictive behaviors or improving self-care.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose strategies that match their goals and preferences, and will adjust methods as progress is tracked. This collaborative process helps make sessions feel relevant and doable.

The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also support steady follow-up and practice of skills between meetings, helping therapy stay connected to everyday life.