- Client-centered care
- Skill-focused sessions
- Attachment-informed approach
About Lori
Lori Gieseler is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She takes a practical and down-to-earth approach. Lori aims to meet people where they are and help them start small steps toward better self-care and healthier responses to life’s challenges.
She trained at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and holds an MSW and LCSW credential. Over three decades she has worked with adolescents, adults, and couples across a range of situations. Her background includes helping people with mood concerns, partners of sex addicts, and those adjusting after major life changes.
Lori’s style is warm and interactive. Sessions use reflective questions and collaborative conversation to identify patterns and choices. She focuses on building skills people can use between sessions, not just talking about problems.
Common methods in her work include cognitive behavioral techniques to reshape unhelpful thoughts and behavior, attachment-informed ideas to understand relationship patterns, and client-centered listening to honor each person’s experience. She also draws on dialectical behavior ideas and mindfulness practices to reduce overwhelm and increase focus.
Her approach is respectful and tailored to each person’s needs. Lori encourages people to try new responses and notice small changes. She works to help clients feel more capable managing stress, repairing relationships, and living with greater calm and self-respect.
How her approaches translate to online work
Many of Lori's methods focus on clear thinking and relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, and stress management. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and close relationships, helping people change how they relate and feel safer with others. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and respect, giving people space to tell their story while the therapist mirrors and clarifies what matters most.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Lori will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. Together they set small goals and check progress over time.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules require them. It also supports using practical tools during sessions, such as worksheets, behavioral experiments, and guided mindfulness practice, so skills can be practiced between meetings.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Lori commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and infidelity.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Lori uses a warm, interactive, client-centered style that relies on reflective questions and collaborative conversation. She emphasizes practical skills people can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of experience and holds a Master of Social Work from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, with a long history of work with adolescents, adults, and couples.
Where is Lori licensed and based?
She is licensed in Louisiana as an LCSW and practices with that state credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to start with Lori?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.