About Esther
Esther Gorsha is a licensed social worker in Louisiana who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and trauma. She works with concerns like depression, grief, addiction, and identity-related stress in LGBT clients. Esther addresses practical problems such as parenting strain, intimacy issues, and low self-esteem in straightforward ways.
Esther uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person’s goals front and center. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and trauma-focused methods when they fit the situation. In sessions she listens first, then helps build clear steps forward. Conversations are tailored to each person’s needs and life demands.
Esther focuses on skills that can be used between meetings and on small changes that add up. With 20 years of professional experience, Esther brings practical experience from many settings. She aims to make the process feel manageable and direct.
People often leave sessions with one or two concrete things to try before the next meeting. Esther holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She practices in Louisiana and offers support for a wide range of mood and stress-related concerns.
Starting therapy can feel hard, and she recognizes the courage it takes to begin.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Esther often uses client-centered therapy, which means sessions focus on the person’s own goals and pace. That approach centers the conversation on what matters to the client and encourages practical problem solving. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, a hands-on method that helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions to change how they feel.Finding the right method is a shared process. Esther will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, then suggest approaches to try. The plan can change over time based on what helps most, and she works collaboratively to set small, achievable steps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations when visual cues help, while phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone prefers written exchanges. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit around work, caregiving, or health needs.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English