About Louis
Louis Walthall is a licensed clinical social worker with 39 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship challenges. He works with individuals who are trying to cope with grief, intimacy concerns, eating or sleeping problems, and major life changes. Louis is based in New York and conducts sessions in English.
He uses a few different therapeutic styles to match each person’s needs. Louis aims to build trust and help people talk through painful memories, attachment issues, and patterns that keep them stuck.
How Louis works
He also offers practical strategies for managing mood shifts, ADHD-related difficulties, and addictive behaviors. Sessions focus on clear goals and steady progress. Louis listens closely, reflects what he hears, and helps people notice patterns in their thoughts and actions.
That can mean learning new habits, practicing mindfulness, or trying cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking. He draws on attachment-based ideas and Jungian concepts to explore how early relationships and personal narratives shape current problems. Imago Relationship Therapy and client-centered work inform how he addresses intimacy, jealousy, infidelity, and commitment concerns.
People who choose him can expect a calm, straightforward approach that balances emotional understanding with actionable steps. He helps clients weigh options, cope with setbacks, and plan for change. To begin, users follow the site’s matching process to schedule sessions.
Louis lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Louis works with
The areas below are the ones Louis selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW-R |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 39 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Louis Uses Different Approaches Online
Louis integrates attachment-based therapy to look at how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional responses; this helps people who struggle with trust, abandonment worries, or repeating relationship patterns.He also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and following the person’s lead. That approach is useful when someone needs a supportive space to sort out feelings and make their own decisions.
Alongside those, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provides practical tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing impulses.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative task. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, then blend methods to fit their situation. The plan can change as therapy progresses to match what is most helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work; phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth is needed; live chat or text messaging can suit brief check-ins, homework, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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