Gordon Leith, LPC

Gordon Leith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than three decades of practice. He focuses on helping adults work through stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, and changes that come with major life transitions. Gordon emphasizes practical steps and clear conversation to help people feel steadier and more capable.

He earned a Master of Arts in Counseling with dual specializations in community mental health and substance abuse treatment from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. Gordon has provided work-related Substance Abuse Professional evaluations in the past and plans to resume that service in mid-2024. His experience includes both independent practice and roles in in- and out-patient treatment settings.

Gordon has worked with a wide range of ages over his career. He currently sees adults one-to-one and uses hypnosis alongside other approaches when appropriate. He draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, existential ideas, and hypnotherapy to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.

In sessions he treats the person as the expert on their life. He listens for strengths, then helps build skills, structure, and insight to solve problems. He aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for everyday life.

Gordon practices from Texas and conducts sessions online. People who want to begin can expect a focused, experience-based approach that balances practical tools with attention to emotions and meaning.

How key approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says to help them feel understood and to find their own answers. Online sessions can use that same conversational focus to build trust and clarify goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT works well online for stress, anxiety, mood issues, and problematic behaviors because it often involves homework and measurable steps.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and rewrite patterns in how they relate to others and to their own emotions. It can be useful for relationship stress, attachment concerns, and intimacy-related problems.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try methods that fit the person’s needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and therapist decide together which tools feel most helpful.

If you are interested in online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use approaches like CBT homework or guided hypnotherapy without coming into an office.