Lori Gieseler
Experienced LCSW offering collaborative, skills-based care
LCSW Louisiana
- Experience
- 30 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Lori
Lori Gieseler is an LCSW based in Louisiana with three decades of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns.
Background and approach
She draws on a range of evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based techniques to help clients notice unhelpful thinking patterns and develop more effective ways of responding to life’s challenges. Her practice emphasizes a warm, client-centered stance that respects each person’s history and current circumstances.
Lori often uses reflective questioning to support insight and change, and she adapts treatment plans to each client’s goals and needs. Over the years she has also supported people facing issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, codependency, infidelity, family-of-origin concerns, and the adjustments that follow major life transitions.
With experience working with adolescents, adults, and couples, Lori aims to meet clients where they are and encourage self-care and practical skills for daily life. She frames therapy as a collaborative process focused on helping people respond differently to situations so they can pursue better outcomes.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options
CBT helps people identify and change patterns of thinking that contribute to distress; it emphasizes practical skill-building to alter behaviors and emotional responses, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships influence current patterns in close relationships and can help with issues like attachment difficulties, abandonment concerns, and relationship challenges. Client-Centered Therapy places the person's experience at the center of care, using empathic listening and reflective questioning to foster self-exploration and personal growth.Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life context to determine which methods or combination of methods may be most helpful, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow people to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life transitions, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working with a licensed professional.
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Experience
30+ years
Licensed
Louisiana
Languages
English