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Gordon Leith

Gordon Leith

(he/him)

LPC
34 years of experience
Virtual

Hello. What I offer the client when they come to see me for counseling is 32 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor who has worked in inpatient and outpatient treatment programs for both mental health and addiction diagnosis. In the same settings, I worked with eating disorder, patients and clients. During the time that I worked at treatment facilities, I also had a private practice for 20 years. My current specialties are behavioral change, communication, coaching for life, balance, and in business organizations, strategies of behavior change employing, hypnosis, critical incident, stress, debriefing/management, and other consultations. I have worked with federal military and safety agencies post–critical incident situations. My goal is a therapist is for you to leave the counseling session feeling better than when you arrived.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

During the first session, biographical information, it's obtained, so we can identify the issues that you bring to counseling. From that body of information will discuss goals, their identification, and the timelines to accomplish those goals in.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

My biggest strength is setting the client at ease so that the more intimate issues can be discussed in a trusting environment.

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My treatment methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Primarily a cognitive behavioral therapist, I blend various therapeutic models that enhance my effectiveness in helping clients. Blended Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (B-CBT): This innovative approach combines traditional face-to-face CBT sessions with web-based self-help modules. B-CBT offers benefits from both in-person therapy and internet-based CBT, such as individual adaptation, wider availability, and potentially lower implementation barriers. Third-Wave CBT Approaches: These emerging models address perceived limitations of CBT. Examples include: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Focused on accepting difficult emotions and values-based actions. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): Integrates mindfulness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Metacognitive Therapy: Targets maladaptive thought processes and metacognitions. Video-based BC-CBT further improves accessibility. Similarities among these therapies and other models of counseling are Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, all of which share common therapeutic methodologies. Concepts like metacognition, acceptance, mindfulness, personal values, and spirituality are woven into these approaches.