Louis Koch, LSCSW, LCSW

Louis Koch is a licensed social worker with 40 years of professional experience. He practices in Kansas and brings a steady, practical approach to sessions. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, and LGBT-related issues.

He aims to make sessions feel open and nonjudgmental so thoughts and feelings can be spoken honestly. He uses clear, hands-on methods that help people notice unhelpful thinking and change everyday habits. Louis draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as one key approach when it fits a person’s needs.

In the room he listens first, then helps set simple goals you can test between sessions. He can also work with emotion-focused ways of understanding closeness and attachment, and with skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when strong emotions make life harder.

Louis values collaboration and practical planning. He helps people break big problems into smaller steps and build skills for coping, decision making, and managing mood. He also addresses sleep, eating, intimacy-related matters, and grief when they affect daily life.

Sessions can include talk, problem-solving exercises, and short practice tasks to try outside sessions. He recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and supports clients as they move at their own pace.

Approaches and online therapy that focus on skills and emotion

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and meeting people where they are. It helps build trust and gives space to talk through worries while the therapist follows the client's lead.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It uses practical exercises and small tests to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It combines acceptance with active strategies for behavior change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and help choose methods that match a person's goals and preferences. That collaboration means plans can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to use the format that feels most comfortable.