- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English, Georgian, Russian
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Vakhtang
Vakhtang Gomelauri is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting challenges. He offers practical tools to reduce panic, improve sleep and eating patterns, and cope with life changes. Sessions are conversational and focused on real-life problems parents face day to day.
He uses psychodynamic ideas to help people understand how early experiences shape current feelings and behavior. That can make it easier to notice patterns that keep causing pain and to choose different responses.
Background and approach
He also draws on mindfulness to teach simple skills for calming the body and staying grounded during hard moments. Vakhtang treats trauma- and abuse-related concerns with a trauma-focused lens, pacing work to match each person’s comfort and tolerance. He supports those dealing with addiction, bipolar mood patterns, anger, and compassion fatigue by combining insight work with practical strategies for coping.
He also addresses intimacy issues, relationship strains, and sexual orientation and gender identity matters without judgement. He has worked with people from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds and speaks English, Georgian, and Russian. His practice includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To start, clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability. Vakhtang keeps communication responsive and checks messages multiple times a day.
What Vakhtang works with
Everything Vakhtang lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Vakhtang helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Vakhtang lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online parenting support
Existential work helps people explore values, purpose, and meaning in the middle of stress. It can be useful for parents feeling disconnected from what matters or unsure about life direction. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce anxiety and improve sleep and focus in daily routines. These exercises are brief and can be practiced between sessions. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how early relationships and life events shape current reactions and patterns. That understanding can make it easier to change repeating habits that create conflict or distress.Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. Sessions start with listening and aim to set a plan together that balances insight work and practical coping skills.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet when schedules are full. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier on busy days. Live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when a shorter touchpoint is preferred. These options help make regular, consistent work possible while managing parenting demands.
Questions people ask about Vakhtang
What parenting and family concerns are addressed?
He supports parents with stress, sleep and eating issues, anger, intimacy challenges, parenting strain, and grief. He also helps people navigate adoption and foster care related questions.
How does he approach therapy?
The approach blends psychodynamic exploration with mindfulness and trauma-focused techniques. Sessions mix insight about patterns with practical skills to manage symptoms day to day.
What is his background and experience?
He has 12 years of clinical experience working in person and online. His work has included a wide range of concerns from anxiety and depression to addictions and bipolar conditions.
Where is he based and what credentials does he hold?
He is based in New York and holds LCSW licensure in New York and Pennsylvania.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Georgian, and Russian. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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