About India
India Witherington is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 12 years of clinical experience based in Louisiana. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, anger, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. India aims to make therapy practical and approachable for people feeling overwhelmed by life changes.
Her work is hands-on and straightforward. Sessions focus on clear goals and tools that can be used between meetings. She draws on client-centered methods to build a collaborative space and uses evidence-informed techniques to address symptoms and behaviors.
Background and approach
India has spent over a decade working with people struggling with substance use and its links to trauma. That background informs how she approaches recovery, relapse prevention, and co-occurring concerns like process addictions and impulsivity. She also supports people dealing with grief, sexuality, women's issues, eating concerns, and identity matters including LGBT topics.
In session she blends cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical skills to help manage intense emotions and change unhelpful patterns. For trauma-related work she may use EMDR when appropriate to address stuck memories and reactions. Motivational interviewing is used to strengthen readiness and commitment to change.
India offers teletherapy by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist creates a collaborative space and helps clients name goals and notice their own strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going; it works well for anxiety, depression, and many everyday challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsive actions, and improving relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. India will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That conversation guides whether sessions rely more on CBT tasks, DBT skills, EMDR for trauma-focused work, or motivational interviewing to boost commitment to change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make short updates and ongoing coaching easier between sessions. These formats allow therapy to fit around work, childcare, and travel while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English