Gretchen Landry, LCSW

Gretchen Landry is a licensed clinical social worker in Louisiana with 15 years of experience. She has worked in medical social work and with people facing depression, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and serious illness. Gretchen uses a warm, interactive style and focuses on helping people move from feeling stuck to feeling more able to manage life.

Her background includes work with clients affected by cancer and their families, which gives her practical knowledge of how physical illness can affect mood and relationships. She combines that experience with several therapeutic approaches to meet different needs. Sessions are collaborative and respect each person's pace and goals.

Gretchen draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their values and take small steps toward them. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy informs her focus on listening and responding to each person's experience.

Her approach is straightforward and focused on what matters most to the client. She helps people develop coping skills, handle grief, manage stress, and work through relationship and family concerns. Gretchen emphasizes practical steps and regular check-ins so progress is clear.

People who prefer a conversational, compassionate therapist may find her style helpful. She aims to make therapy accessible and relevant to everyday life. The first session looks at current needs, and then she and the client set goals together.

Therapeutic approaches useful for online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without letting them control behavior, which can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses concrete exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try out different behaviors, which helps with depression, anxiety, and coping skills.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences rather than imposing a single model. That means trying tools from different approaches and adjusting as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. Since specific session formats are not listed for this profile, confirm current options before booking. Many people find that working by video or phone lets them practice skills in real time and carry tools into daily routines.