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I’m a therapist based in Memphis who works with high-achieving women navigating anxiety, burnout, identity transitions, and complex relationship dynamics. Many of my clients are successful on the outside and exhausted on the inside. They are often the responsible one, the strong one, the reliable one — and quietly overwhelmed.

My work is grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), an evidence-based model that helps clients understand and heal the different “parts” of themselves — the driven part, the critical part, the anxious part, the part that feels unseen. I am Level 1 trained in IFS and integrate attachment-informed and trauma-responsive care into my practice.

I am originally from Tennessee, but have moved around quite a bit during college and afterwards. I am a mom and pet owner to a cat and a few dogs. I love to read, hike, play games, and hang with family when I am not working.

Loving someone who struggles with addiction can quietly take over your whole life. You worry constantly, you smooth things over, you set a boundary and then talk yourself right out of it, and somewhere along the way you lose track of your own needs. If that's you, I understand it in a way that goes beyond training. Alongside my years as a counselor, I've spent more than two decades in the Al-Anon community, and I work with adults who are worn down from caring for, worrying about, or trying to fix someone they love. You don't have to keep carrying it alone.

My specialty is adult love and creating bonding experiences in couples and families. I’m a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and an Addiction Specialist (LCAS). Helping people repair and reconnect after times of distress is my passion. I help people heal by increasing security, closeness and emotional connection in relationships. I help couples better understand their partners’ emotional responses, as well as their own. I also enjoy helping couples overcome addiction in relationships.

I am passionate about helping clients find their voice to put words to their unique experiences. I approach each session with compassionate curiosity to provide you with a safe space to show up as your most authentic self. I hope that you feel seen, heard, understood, and accepted. I am enthusiastic about seeing my clients move towards health and healing. I consider it an honor and a privilege to support you throughout our work together.

Ever notice how a stressful week makes your shoulders tight or your chest feel heavy? Our minds and bodies speak the same language.

Welcome to Balance & Bliss Therapy. For 18 years, my passion has been helping people heal by listening to both their life story and their somatic experience. I don't just treat the mind from the neck up; I weave somatic techniques into every single session.

• Relational Healing: Whether we are untangling partnership knots with EFT and the Gottman Method, we always track how your nervous system responds.
• Emotional Regulation: When learning day-to-day tools through DBT and CBT, we connect your thoughts to your physical responses.
• Trauma Resolution: By combining these systems with EMDR, we can safely target where your body is holding onto trauma and gently let it go.

Outside the office, I actively practice the balance I teach. You can usually find me training my therapy dog, hitting the highway in my camping trailer, getting lost in a book, catching a live concert, or enjoying chaotic, joyful quality time with my grandkids.

Hi! I am Gabriela. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 28 years of experiece serving children, teens, adults and families. I specialize in treating symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and teens.

I have experience working with both adults and children on various challenges, including: anxiety, depression, relationship issues, parenting, and more!