Gordon Leith

Gordon Leith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with more than three decades of experience helping adults work through major life challenges. He emphasizes a respectful, person-centered approach that recognizes each person as the expert on their own life. Gordon often combines practical talk with techniques like hypnotherapy when appropriate.

He has 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. His background includes private practice, inpatient and outpatient treatment settings, and work with federal safety agencies including Customs and Border Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Across his career Gordon has focused on issues such as stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, and mood conditions like depression and bipolar disorder. He also addresses caregiver strain, chronic illness and pain, attachment and abandonment issues, and life transitions.

Gordon reports long experience using hypnosis in individual work and blends Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, Emotionally-Focused, and existential ideas to fit each person’s needs. He sees adults one-to-one and emphasizes practical steps clients can try between sessions.

He practices in Texas and conducts sessions online. Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is reviewed along the way.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so the client can name their goals and pace. It helps people who need a supportive space to sort through decisions, losses, and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and many everyday difficulties.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and shifting emotional reactions to improve how someone connects with themselves and others. It is often applied to relationship and intimacy concerns and for processing grief or attachment-related issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Gordon will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then try methods that fit. Therapy is collaborative and adjusted over time as needs change.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, since the biography describes online practice but does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow people to meet from familiar surroundings. It can also let someone choose shorter check-ins or audio-only options when that better suits their schedule or energy level.