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Gordon Leith

Experienced counselor for adults

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
34 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Gordon

Gordon Leith is a licensed professional counselor who centers his work on helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, career challenges, and relationship and family concerns. He uses straightforward, practical conversations to identify goals and build coping skills. He meets with clients one-to-one and focuses on helping people make manageable changes in day-to-day life.

Gordon earned a Master of Arts in Counseling with dual specializations in community mental health and substance abuse treatment from St.

Background and approach

Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. He has been licensed in Texas as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - since 1991 (TX LPC 10783). His career spans independent practice, inpatient and outpatient treatment settings, and consulting work with federal safety agencies.

For more than two decades Gordon has incorporated hypnotherapy into his work to support behavior change and symptom relief. He also uses client-centered methods that emphasize listening and collaboration, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and habits, and emotionally focused ideas for relationship concerns.

He has experience across a wide range of issues including grief, trauma and abuse, bipolar and depression, ADHD, sleep and eating concerns, caregiver stress, and blended family or attachment issues. Much of his past work included group and family settings, though he currently sees adults one-to-one online. Therapy with Gordon is presented as a partnership.

He aims to identify strengths, set clear goals, and use practical strategies so clients can handle life's challenges with more confidence.

How Gordon's Methods Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and partnership. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns back, and helps set goals based on what matters most. This works well for people who need someone to hear their story and help weigh options.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses practical exercises and small steps to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy targets the way people relate in close relationships. It helps partners or individuals notice emotional patterns and practice new ways of connecting when intimacy or communication is strained.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as work progresses. The plan can change as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work after life events or relocations. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to each format so clients can keep making progress from wherever they are.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can Gordon help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, bipolar concerns, grief, trauma and many day-to-day difficulties like sleep, eating, self-esteem, and relationship or family issues.
How would he approach therapy with me?
Sessions use a mix of client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques to change thoughts and habits, and emotionally focused ideas for relationship work. Hypnotherapy may be offered as an additional tool when appropriate.
What is his professional background?
He has 34 years of experience and has worked in independent practice, inpatient and outpatient treatment, and on assignments with federal safety agencies such as Customs and Border Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and is a Texas licensed professional counselor, TX LPC 10783, practicing from Texas.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
International clients are not accepted; he works with clients based in the regions supported by his licensing.
How are sessions delivered and what formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexible ways to connect.
What does it cost and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.

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Experience
34 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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