LCSW-R
Louis Walthall, LCSW-R
- Experience39 years
- LocationNew York
- Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
- Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Louis
Louis Walthall, LCSW-R, welcomes adults seeking practical support for stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, depression, or ADHD-related challenges. With 39 years of practice in New York, he focuses on helping people manage life changes, attachment concerns, grief, and issues that interfere with daily functioning and wellbeing.
Background and approach
His work blends compassion with evidence-informed methods to tailor care to each person’s needs. Louis draws on client-centered techniques to build a collaborative therapeutic relationship, uses cognitive behavioral tools to address thinking and behavior patterns, and incorporates attachment-based insights to explore relational dynamics.
He also integrates perspectives from Imago and Jungian therapy when appropriate to deepen self-understanding and address long-standing patterns. Clients can expect a steady, respectful approach aimed at increasing coping skills, improving interpersonal functioning, and supporting recovery from trauma or substance concerns.
Louis offers multiple ways to connect, and he helps people find a practical path forward that aligns with their goals and life circumstances.
Approaches that translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy helps explore how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and patterns in close connections; it can be useful for people struggling with trust, closeness, or recurring relationship conflicts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical strategies for anxiety, mood concerns, and many everyday struggles. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, collaborative relationship where the therapist supports the client’s own capacity for growth and self-directed change.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to select and adjust methods based on goals, preferences, and how symptoms respond over time, helping tailor interventions that fit an individual’s life and values.
Online sessions provide flexibility to receive care by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to maintain continuity during busy schedules or life transitions. These remote options support regular practice of therapeutic skills and ongoing contact with a licensed professional without the need for a commute, making it simpler to integrate therapy into everyday life.
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Experience
39+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English
What Louis can help with
Louis Walthall works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and depression.
Louis works with individuals through complex life challenges.
Louis works with stress, anxiety, and depression.
How Louis approaches therapy
Louis's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Imago Relationship Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy.
Experience and training
Louis is an LCSW-R practicing in New York, with 39 years of clinical experience.