- Heart-centered approach
- 40 years experience
- Focus on relationships
About Neil
Neil Gilbert is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who centers his work on compassion and practical change. He brings 40 years of experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, anger, and depression. He emphasizes helping people become more self-reliant while also attending to deeper life questions and meaning.
Neil blends a focus on the heart with concrete tools. He uses elements of client-centered work, emotionally-focused approaches, and parts-based ideas to guide conversations. Sessions often look at current problems and the older patterns that keep them going, so people can try new responses in daily life.
He teaches easy practices to calm racing thoughts and shift toward a steadier, more peaceful state. These are offered when a person wants immediate ways to reduce anxiety and feel better between sessions. He also supports people working through family and relationship challenges, including blended family issues, divorce and separation, and communication problems.
Neil helps clients unpack feelings like guilt, shame, anger, and grief and learn tools to move forward. He works with concerns related to life purpose, midlife transitions, men's issues, and workplace stress. He also addresses mood concerns such as Seasonal Affective Disorder and other mood disorders.
Neil trained in a range of influences over his career and combines outcome-oriented steps with a psycho-spiritual viewpoint. He aims to help people release old hurts, open to new perspectives, and strengthen inner and outer resources for change.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people can find their own solutions; it helps when someone needs acceptance and guidance to clarify goals. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at the patterns in close relationships and the emotions that drive them, which can help with relationship stress and communication problems. Internal Family Systems treats difficult emotions as parts of a person that can be understood and guided, useful for issues like shame, anger, and impulsivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try approaches together. That collaborative process helps shape which methods are emphasized and which practical tools are taught.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings will be scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, for example by avoiding travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break. It can also help people keep continuity of care while balancing work and family demands. Licensed professionals, including this therapist, adapt exercises, breathing practices, and communication work so they translate to an online setting without promising a specific format.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
40+ years
Credentials
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, anger, and depression. Additional focuses include workplace issues, blended family problems, communication struggles, and life-purpose questions.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses client-centered methods with emotionally-focused and parts-based ideas. Sessions combine listening, emotional work, and practical tools you can use between meetings.
How long has he been practicing?
He has practiced for 40 years and draws on a broad range of influences developed over that time. That experience shapes how he supports people through both immediate and deeper issues.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He holds an LCSW in Indiana and practices there. The credential is Licensed Clinical Social Worker, abbreviated LCSW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
He is not accepting international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost and how are they billed?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.