About Gene
Gene Gosselin is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on practical help for everyday problems. He works with people dealing with family conflict, grief and loss, low self-esteem, career questions, and coaching around professional goals. Gene is a New York LMHC and also holds an LPC credential from New Jersey, and he brings 17 years of experience to sessions.
Gene listens with respect and sensitivity. He aims to make sessions straightforward and useful.
Background and approach
Conversations are shaped around a person’s goals and what feels manageable for them. In meetings he uses evidence-based techniques to help people sort through emotions, rebuild confidence, and make steps toward clearer career plans. He also supports work on codependency, feelings of guilt and shame, and money or financial worries when these get in the way of daily life.
Gene tailors the pace and focus to each person. Some people want short-term coaching to meet a specific goal. Others prefer ongoing work to process grief or steady low self-esteem.
He adapts sessions to what will help most. Sessions aim to be practical and down-to-earth. Gene helps clients break problems into small steps, practice new ways of thinking, and try different behaviors between meetings.
He describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s values and priorities guide the work.
How Gene’s approaches translate to online sessions
Gene uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach emphasizes structured problem-solving and goal setting to tackle career decisions or money worries; it helps people break big problems into manageable steps and track progress. Another approach concentrates on processing grief and reducing shame by naming difficult feelings, examining their origins, and practicing new, gentler self-talk to build confidence.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level, and will adjust the plan as progress is made. This makes the process flexible and tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer discussions and closer interaction, while phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, quick coaching notes, or when writing feels easier. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Guilt and shame
- Money and financial issues
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- New York, New Jersey
- Languages
- English