Dr. Lou Bordisso
Seasoned CBT-informed therapist focused on identity and relationships
LMFT California
- Experience
- 35 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Lou
Dr. Lou Bordisso brings 35 years of clinical experience to his California practice, blending cognitive behavioral techniques with human-centered and insight-oriented therapies.
Background and approach
He uses CBT alongside client-centered and psychodynamic ideas to help people reframe unhelpful thoughts, clarify values, and work through deeper relational patterns. His work often focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and issues connected to identity and intimacy.
Known for an affirming and gently probing style, he helps clients build communication skills, strengthen self-esteem, and navigate major life transitions such as career shifts or caregiving responsibilities. He also addresses a range of relational and personal concerns including relationship difficulties, family dynamics, commitment and attachment struggles, and challenges tied to body image or alternative sexual cultures.
Dr. Bordisso holds the LMFT credential (CA LMFT 22768) and offers a collaborative, respectful atmosphere that values each person’s experience.
He works with clients to set realistic goals and develop practical coping strategies tailored to their situation, drawing on mindfulness and solution-focused elements when useful.
Approaches and Online Options for Thoughtful Change
Dr. Bordisso commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. He also uses client-centered therapy that emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and the client’s own pace and goals, supporting self-esteem and clearer decision making. Depending on needs, he may bring existential perspectives to explore meaning, values, and life direction when clients face transitions or questions about purpose.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He works with each person to consider their symptoms, goals, and preferences, and adjusts methods over time so therapy remains relevant and practical. Clients help set the pace and focus while the therapist offers tools and reflections to support progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for varying schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to attend sessions during workdays, while traveling, or from home, and they allow clients to continue steady therapeutic work even when in-person meetings are not possible.
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Experience
35+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English