Gabriel "Gabe" Seldess, LMFT

Gabriel "Gabe" Seldess, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Chicago, Illinois, with 20 years of clinical experience helping individuals, couples, and families gain greater clarity and well-being. He focuses on guiding people to better understand and accept themselves while identifying barriers to happiness and creating a practical road map toward improved health and functioning.

He begins work by learning about presenting concerns and current life circumstances, then collaborates with each person to define a forward-looking vision. Gabe uses a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and family counseling theory to explore how experiences shape beliefs, expectations, and preferences, helping clients examine and, when needed, challenge thoughts that are limiting or no longer useful. He supplements these approaches with behavioral strategies, mindfulness techniques, and motivational interviewing to support mood management, decision making, and problem solving.

Communication skill development is a core element of his work, aimed at strengthening self-advocacy in relationships and everyday life. His practice addresses a wide range of concerns including stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, parenting and blended family issues, caregiver stress, addictions, grief, intimacy-related challenges, anger and self-esteem struggles, depression, and life transitions. Gabe draws on multiple clinical approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor care to each person’s needs.

A graduate of the Family Institute at Northwestern, Gabe has spent two decades supporting people through relationship challenges, anxiety and mood concerns, and general stress management, combining practical skills training with a collaborative, person-centered approach.