Gabrielle (Gabbi) Schwenzfeier, LICSW

Gabrielle (Gabbi) Schwenzfeier is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota. She focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that shape mood and behavior, helping people untangle stress, anxiety, depression, and other concerns in straightforward ways.

Gabbi draws on a client-centered style that treats each person as the expert on their life. She works at a pace set by the individual and uses practical tools to address what matters now. Sessions often include talking through patterns, learning new coping skills, and setting small, realistic goals.

Her background includes work in homes, schools, and residential treatment centers. That experience exposed her to a wide range of challenges, from trauma and substance use to parenting and attachment issues. She has experience supporting people with mood disorders, eating and food-related concerns, ADHD, and grief among other difficulties.

Gabbi earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from St. Catherine University and a Master of Social Work from the University of St. Thomas, graduating in 2017. She has five years of clinical experience since completing graduate school and holds a Minnesota LICSW.

In sessions she may use methods from cognitive behavioral approaches, dialectical behavior skills, attachment-focused work, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused strategies. These are adapted to each person’s goals, whether the focus is on everyday habits, relationships, or coping with life changes.

Outside of clinical work she enjoys spending time outdoors, exercising, and being with family. She encourages anyone interested to begin with the short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their needs.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Gabbi commonly draws from cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based work in her sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts connect with feelings and behaviors, and it helps people change unhelpful thinking and daily habits. Attachment-based work looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect current connections, which can help with parenting, grief, and relationship concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals, try different techniques, and adjust what she uses based on feedback and what feels helpful. The goal is to find practical steps that fit the person’s life and needs.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking, as formats are not listed in her biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use methods like skill practice, thought records, and real-time problem solving from wherever they are, while the therapist helps apply those tools to everyday habits and challenges.