Dr. Sheila Gold, LCSW

Louisiana · 20 years in practice

Dr. Sheila Gold is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience in Louisiana.

License and registration

LCSW, Louisiana: 4761 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1730841693 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Sheila

Dr. Sheila Gold is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience in Louisiana. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions.

She also supports concerns around relationships, parenting, intimacy, and addictions. She takes a calm, practical approach in sessions. Conversations focus on what’s happening now and small steps that make daily life easier.

She listens for patterns that cause repeated pain and helps people try new ways of responding.

Background and approach

Her work draws on systemic ideas that look at relationships and roles inside a family or household. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and choose valued actions. Attachment-based ideas are used to understand how early connections shape current relationships.

Dr. Gold blends these approaches with client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques. That means sessions include open listening, skill building, and real-life practice.

She helps clients set clear goals and track small changes between meetings. Practical issues like work stress, parenting strain, caregiving burdens, and recovery from separation are common topics. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, codependency, caregiving stress, and career concerns.

Each plan is personalized to the person’s needs and context.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sheila lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Addictions
Grief
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Sheila names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Systemic therapy looks at patterns between people and roles in a household or relationship. Online sessions can use this view to map interactions, practice new ways of communicating, and plan different routines that change how the system operates.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. In remote work this often becomes short exercises between sessions, mindful practices, and values-based homework that fit into daily life.

Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections. Online sessions can create space to talk about those patterns, rehearse safer ways of relating, and track small changes in closeness and trust.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will match methods to the person’s goals, needs, and comfort level. This is a collaborative process that can change as progress is made.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist and client see each other and practice interactions. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a shorter, focused check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, coaching moments, and ongoing support between longer sessions. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Dr. Gold help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, intimacy issues, addictions, self-esteem, career challenges, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a calm, practical, and collaborative style that focuses on current problems and small, doable steps to improve daily life.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

She has 20 years of clinical experience working in Louisiana and draws on a range of approaches to tailor care to each person.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She holds the LCSW credential and practices in Louisiana.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available online?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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