- Client-centered care
- Sleep and rest focus
- Practical coping skills
About Gordon
Gordon Leith is a licensed professional counselor with over three decades of experience helping adults navigate life’s challenges. He focuses on practical, person-centered work to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and improve sleep and daily functioning. Gordon emphasizes the client’s strengths and prefers straightforward conversation over jargon.
He earned a Master of Arts in Counseling with specializations in community mental health and substance abuse from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. That training shaped much of his work with addiction, motivation, and building confidence. Gordon has also used hypnotherapy in private practice for about 20 years to support behavior change and relaxation.
Past roles include private practice, inpatient and outpatient treatment settings, and assignments with federal safety agencies such as Customs and Border Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard. From 2005 to 2018 he provided Substance Abuse Professional evaluations and he plans to resume that work in mid-2024.
In sessions he blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral ideas and emotionally-focused work when it fits the person’s goals. He aims to make each session a collaborative place to set realistic steps and practice new habits. Conversations often include coping skills, sleep routines, and strategies to manage mood or addictive behaviors.
Gordon currently practices online and sees adults one-to-one. He encourages people who are ready to try something different to reach out, noting that taking the first step often takes courage and small changes can lead to measurable relief.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Gordon blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral ideas to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping the person set their own goals; it is useful when someone wants a supportive space to talk through problems and build on strengths. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and offers practical exercises to change patterns that get in the way of sleep, mood, or daily routines. Emotionally-focused work helps people notice and name emotional experiences and improves connection to their own feelings when addressing grief, relationships, or trauma.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Gordon will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then recommend ways of working together. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as new needs emerge.
The biography notes he currently practices online, so check the platform or listing to confirm which session options are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow short check-ins, and reduce travel time. Some people find online sessions helpful for practicing sleep plans and daily routines in the context of their actual schedule.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
34+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Gordon help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD, bipolar concerns, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and related life changes.
How would he describe his therapy style?
He uses a client-centered approach with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused methods when helpful. Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented.
What kind of experience does he bring?
Gordon has 34 years of clinical experience across private practice, inpatient and outpatient treatment, and work with federal safety agencies.
What credentials and region are relevant?
He is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography indicates he currently practices online; please confirm the specific session formats before booking.
How is cost handled?
Fees vary by location and therapist availability, and sessions operate under a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.