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Gary Schmidt, LCSW, LSCSW
Stress, Anxiety
Relationships
Trauma, Abuse
Grief
Depression
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About me
Feeling overwhelmed, lost, or ready for change but not sure where to start? I offer a warm, grounded space to untangle what’s been weighing on you and rediscover your sense of peace and purpose. My approach helps you build real insight, emotional balance, and the confidence to move forward on your own terms.
Healing happens at your own speed and I’m here to support you through it all as a trained trauma-informed IFS therapist. My role is to guide, listen, and adapt to what you need as we go. Everything we do will be built on mutual trust and consent, and I’ll use research-backed methods to make our work together as effective as possible.
Professional experience
6 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety
Relationships
Trauma, Abuse
Grief
Depression
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
License information
IL LCSW 149.030925
MO LCSW 2018030145
KS LSCSW LSCSW 06873
Reviews
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Gary was professional and everything I hoped for.
Written on Aug 23, 2024 after therapy with Gary for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and bipolar disorder
Gary has been every bit of great!!! could not have wished for better Ty Gary for a different shift in therapy
Written on Aug 06, 2024 after therapy with Gary for 3 weeks on issues concerning addictions, self esteem, and adhd
Gary is a great listener & strategist. Had a great therapy session.
Written on May 16, 2024 after therapy with Gary for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and coping with life changes
Gary is a super calm and mellow person. I am able to talk with him and not feel judged. I would recommend him to anyone that asked.
Written on Jul 07, 2023 after therapy with Gary for 1 month on issues concerning family conflicts, and adhd
Gary has so far been one of the best therapist I have ever had after the 2-3 I’ve experienced. He always listens and takes a deep dive into any word you say or any situation you bring up. After the few sessions we’ve had he has always found a way to keep it different and not the same every time. He also makes sure not to give me any homework which is amazing for me a full time college student and collegiate athlete I barely have time in general. Lastly Gary is very good on time and working his own schedule to fit yours.
Written on Oct 11, 2022 after therapy with Gary for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd