Gretchen Landry, LCSW

Gretchen Landry is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 15 years of experience. She has worked across medical and community settings and supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and parenting concerns. Gretchen often helps people facing health issues such as cancer and the ripple effects those diagnoses bring to daily life.

Her background includes extensive medical social work, so she is familiar with how illness, treatment, and caregiving affect emotions and routines. That experience shapes how she talks about practical next steps and coping strategies. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters most to each person.

Gretchen’s style is warm and interactive. She listens closely and helps people name where they are now and what they want to change. The work is collaborative and paced to match each person’s readiness.

Clinically, she draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Those approaches are used to help people manage worry, build skills to face hard moments, and make values-based choices.

People who choose her often want practical tools alongside supportive conversation. She tends to focus on small, doable steps that fit into everyday life. If you are considering therapy, she asks for a short conversation to see if her way of working matches your needs.

How therapy approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed actions even when feelings are difficult. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with worry, mood, and problem solving. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathic conversation where the therapist follows the person’s lead to support self-directed growth.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Gretchen will listen to your goals and preferences and recommend ways of working that fit your situation. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as you learn what helps.

Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session types before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by avoiding travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a workday, or making it simpler to join from a different location. These practical benefits help people keep continuity of care and apply skills in real time.