Gabe Monett, LMSW

I am a therapist with training in EFT for couples, and I am currently completing a DBT Foundational Training. I’ve practiced mindfulness for about ten years, including several silent retreats where I spent days in seated meditation, walking meditation, and learning from a breadth of teachers. These experiences taught me to pay close attention to what is happening in my body and mind. I have two graduate degrees, one in Social Work and one in Urban Planning, which causes me to pay attention to both a person’s inner world and the places they live, work, and move through. In sessions, I often ask about daily routines, home environments, relationships, and what kinds of support or barriers someone experiences around them.

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In my practice, I enjoy working with many different kinds of people. I feel most adept working with couples, men, and people in their late teens through early thirties. These groups allow me to bring my lived experience into session where I like to ask direct and honest questions and work through moments of conflict, stress, or decision-making. 

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I regularly reflect on sessions after they’re over to see what I could have done better, and I ask clients for feedback so we can adjust together. I also try to pay attention to the bigger picture: how racism, sexism, homophobia, or other forms of discrimination show up in someone’s everyday life, and how systems or environments might be adding stress to what you’re managing.

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In sessions, you can expect a mix of talking about specific events from the week and using those moments to notice and discover larger behavioral patterns in your life. I often ask clients to break down a situation step by step so we can see what triggered a reaction and what helped or didn’t help. We then experiment with new behaviors or skills for you to try both in session and throughout the week.

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Outside of the therapy room, I’m a chess nerd, an urbanist who loves thinking about how cities shape our lives, and a ceramicist who enjoys the challenging but rewarding endeavor of working with clay.