Gary Reeves , LCPC

Gary Reeves is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with 12 years of clinical experience. He aims to empower people and couples to engage with the world using their own strengths, supporting those who are navigating emotional challenges, relationship concerns, life transitions, and trauma. He draws on a person-centered, integrative, and collaborative stance that recognizes each client as distinctive and brings together methods suited to the individual.

His background includes work across private practice, community mental health, and residential settings, giving him experience with issues that range from mild to severe. Gary holds a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University, a master’s in Human Resource Management from Loyola University Graduate School of Business, and a master’s in Counseling Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. The LCPC credential denotes a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, a state license for clinical practice.

Gary focuses on areas such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting, and coping with life changes, among others. He is described as compassionate and kind and invites anyone who is motivated to work on themselves to engage in therapy with him. His practice emphasizes meeting clients where they are and creating a comfortable space for growth, exploration, and self-healing.

Online Therapy Using Attachment, Client-Centered, and CBT Approaches

Gary Reeves draws from attachment-based work to explore how early relationship patterns shape current ways of connecting and responding to stress. This approach can be helpful for people struggling with intimacy-related issues, abandonment concerns, and family of origin patterns. He also uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration, creating space for clients to lead the pace and focus of sessions while feeling heard and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another tool in his practice, offering practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Gary works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they evaluate what feels most effective and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Gary is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from wherever a client is located and can support continuity of care during life transitions or when in-person visits are not practical.