- Art and experiential methods
- Existential perspective
- CBT and brief work
About Louis
Dr. Louis Buchhold is a California-licensed LMFT with more than two decades of clinical experience. He holds a doctorate in counseling psychology and master's degrees in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling and in Art Therapy. He identifies as a gay cisgender man and uses a blend of creative and talk-based methods to help people move forward.
He brings experiential arts into sessions, including art therapy, sand play, and psychodrama. He often combines those approaches with existential ideas and brief, goal-focused work. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors.
People come to him for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and self esteem work. He also has experience with addictions, LGBTQ issues, chronic illness, and a wide range of sexuality-related concerns. He frames clients as the experts in their own lives and encourages practical steps between sessions.
In sessions he assigns short, self-driven exercises and focuses on what someone can do next. The tone is collaborative and straightforward, with room for creative expression when that feels useful. He emphasizes gradual change, not quick fixes.
Dr. Buchhold’s background in art-based methods gives people alternative ways to communicate when words are hard. He aims to support and empower people as they work toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning.
He brings experiential arts into sessions, including art therapy, sand play, and psychodrama. He often combines those approaches with existential ideas and brief, goal-focused work. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors.
People come to him for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and self esteem work. He also has experience with addictions, LGBTQ issues, chronic illness, and a wide range of sexuality-related concerns. He frames clients as the experts in their own lives and encourages practical steps between sessions.
In sessions he assigns short, self-driven exercises and focuses on what someone can do next. The tone is collaborative and straightforward, with room for creative expression when that feels useful. He emphasizes gradual change, not quick fixes.
Dr. Buchhold’s background in art-based methods gives people alternative ways to communicate when words are hard. He aims to support and empower people as they work toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning.