Lori Gieseler

Lori Gieseler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Louisiana with 30 years of experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Lori also focuses on concerns like abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and separation or divorce.

She met her MSW at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and has worked across settings with adolescents, adults, and couples. Over three decades she has helped people who are adjusting after major life changes and those navigating complex relationship difficulties. She has specific experience supporting spouses of sex addicts and people managing mood disorders.

Lori uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice and adjust patterns of thinking that affect behavior and emotional reactions. She also draws on client-centered methods that use reflective questions to guide conversations and help clients decide what changes to try next. Attachment-based ideas inform her work with relationship and attachment concerns.

Sessions are interactive and focus on practical steps a person can try between meetings. Lori asks questions, reflects back what she hears, and helps people test small changes in how they think and respond. She aims to help clients find clearer ways to handle stress, conflict, and big life shifts.

People interested in working on relationship problems, grief over adoption or separation, caregiver strain, or longstanding patterns like codependency often seek her out. If someone wants a straightforward, question-driven approach focused on behavior and relationships, Lori offers that perspective and experience.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current connections. It helps people who struggle with trust, closeness, or recurring relationship patterns by identifying how past bonds shape present reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing thought patterns that lead to unhelpful behaviors and intense emotions. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management, with practical exercises to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether attachment ideas, CBT, or a blend makes the most sense. That choice will be based on symptoms, goals, and what feels manageable for the client in real life.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Therapists will work with clients to plan sessions that fit schedules and daily responsibilities while focusing on concrete skills and changes that matter to the person.