About Lou
Dr. Lou Bordisso uses a client-centered approach to guide people through hard emotional moments. He combines practical tools and careful listening to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and depression.
Dr. Bordisso is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years of practice and brings calm, direct support to each meeting. He focuses on personal identity, intimacy-related issues, and concerns common to LGBT people.
He also addresses addictions, self-esteem, career pressure, and coping with big life changes.
How Lou works
Many people reach out with relationship and communication problems or with feelings of emptiness and abandonment. Sessions draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to identify unhelpful thoughts and develop coping habits. Psychodynamic ideas are used to look at long-standing patterns that affect choices today.
Existential perspectives help people tackle meaning, purpose, and life transitions. Dr. Bordisso uses straightforward language and short-term practical steps when helpful.
He also makes room for deeper exploration when emotions or past experiences need attention. Over decades of practice he has worked with a wide range of personal and health-related concerns, from chronic illness and caregiver stress to body image and sexual expression. Sessions are available in English and are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
He is licensed in California as an LMFT and brings a steady, experience-based approach to clients looking for clear tools and thoughtful listening.
Lou lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Lou works with
The areas below are the ones Lou selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Dr. Bordisso commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to support people in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels understood and can set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at unhelpful thoughts and habits and teaches specific skills to reduce anxiety, depression, or stress.He also draws on Existential Therapy when people want to talk about meaning, purpose, or major life transitions. That approach helps people face uncertainty and make choices that fit their values. Deciding which approach to use is a joint process - the therapist and the person work together to match methods to goals, preferences, and the issues at hand.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people fit therapy into busy days and keep communication flexible. These options make it easier to attend regularly and to try different ways of connecting until the right fit is found.
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