MaRanda Gilmore , LPC

MaRanda Gilmore is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with 11 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping individuals and families navigate stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, and related issues. Her practice also addresses matters such as self-esteem, coping with life changes, anger, career and ADHD-related concerns.

MaRanda approaches each person as the expert of their own story and draws on clients' existing strengths to support meaningful change. She combines empathy with practical strategies to help clients explore patterns, improve communication, and build healthier connections with themselves and others. Her work often centers on restoring balance after difficult life events and finding forward-focused solutions for emotional pain and relational struggles.

Taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life requires courage, and MaRanda offers steady support through that process. As a licensed counselor with over a decade of experience in Louisiana, she partners with clients to set realistic goals, develop coping skills, and create lasting change aligned with their values and priorities.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

MaRanda Gilmore uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the conversation and identify their own goals. This approach helps people build self-awareness and trust in their decision-making, which can be useful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions.

She also integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT offers practical tools to manage symptoms and develop healthier coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. MaRanda works with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress is made.

Online therapy with MaRanda offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access support from home or elsewhere. These options allow clients to choose the way of communicating that feels most comfortable and effective for their journey.