About Lori
Lori Gieseler is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and self-esteem concerns. She draws on decades of practice to guide people through life changes and help restore a sense of balance and control. Lori writes plainly and meets clients where they are in their healing process.
Her approach is warm and interactive. Sessions use reflective questions to help people see patterns and try new responses.
How Lori works
Lori emphasizes practical steps so clients can make small changes that add up over time. She uses several well-known methods to shape conversations and tasks between sessions, including cognitive approaches that link thoughts and behavior, mindfulness practices to calm the nervous system, and attachment-informed work to understand close relationships.
Lori adapts techniques to fit each person’s needs rather than following a single script. Across her 30-year career Lori has supported adults coping with mood disorders, the effects of trauma and the fallout from relationship breaches like infidelity. She also has experience with adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, aging concerns, and communication or codependency problems.
Lori holds a Master of Social Work from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and practices as an LCSW in Louisiana. She conducts sessions in English and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a short questionnaire and scheduling step are used to match people to her practice.
Lori lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Lori works with
The areas below are the ones Lori selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationships shape expectations and reactions. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships and develop safer ways of relating. Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person's own goals and pace. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients make choices that fit their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Lori will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That plan can adjust over time as goals evolve and new priorities arise.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, homework discussion, and ongoing contact between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules change.
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