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MaRanda Gilmore

Family-focused counselor who listens and guides

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About MaRanda

MaRanda Gilmore is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana who focuses on family and relationship concerns. She speaks plainly, listens closely, and helps parents and partners sort through practical problems. She aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone already feeling overwhelmed.

She frames clients as the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and small changes that add up.

Background and approach

Conversation is direct but supportive so people can try new ways of relating without feeling judged. MaRanda draws from several tried approaches to fit each person’s needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and actions to change how someone feels.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help repair connection and build more stable bonds in relationships. Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. She also helps with parenting concerns, family problems, intimacy issues, and the fallout from trauma or addiction.

She will prioritize what matters most to a client and plan practical steps to address those issues. With 11 years of experience, MaRanda aims to make therapy straightforward and goal-oriented. She supports people through grief, anger, career stress, and struggles with self-esteem.

Her style is collaborative and focused on finding what works in daily life.

How therapeutic approaches are used online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects feelings, and supports their own problem-solving and decision-making. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, validating presence while they sort out family or relationship issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect feelings. Online CBT involves setting small homework tasks and practicing new skills between sessions. It is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and patterns that get in the way of parenting or work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. MaRanda will talk through goals, try methods in session, and adjust the plan based on what helps. The process is collaborative so clients have a say in which tools feel helpful and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when video isn’t possible, and live chat or text messaging can support short check-ins and skill practice. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around busy family schedules and changing routines.

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 concerns does MaRanda help with?
She works with relationship and family issues, parenting, intimacy, and communication problems. She also addresses stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, anger, career concerns, and self-esteem.
What kind of therapy approach does she use?
Her style is collaborative and goal-focused. She uses Client-Centered work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy based on each person’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
MaRanda has 11 years of professional experience working with adults and families. That experience informs practical strategies and goal setting in sessions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with license LA LPC 6637 and practices in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the signup process.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on therapist availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Louisiana
Languages
English

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