Gia Seutter , LCSW

Gia Seutter is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience in Oregon. She focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and grief. Gia aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

Gia shapes sessions around what each person needs. She listens closely and adapts conversation and planning to the situation at hand. She emphasizes clear steps people can take between sessions to feel steadier and more in control.

Her toolkit draws on approaches that help people understand patterns in close relationships and everyday thinking. Gia uses methods that teach new coping skills, build emotional regulation, and encourage mindful awareness. These tools are useful for life changes, recovery from hurt, and repairing communication problems.

Over two decades she has supported people navigating adoption and foster care concerns, aging and geriatric issues, chronic pain or illness, and family of origin problems. She also works with issues like codependency, commitment and communication problems, dissociation, and the impacts of domestic violence and separation.

Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. Gia helps people set realistic steps and tracks progress together. Her aim is to help people feel more capable in daily life and relationships.

Approaches that translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior; online sessions can help people notice patterns and practice different ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting a person's own goals, providing space to speak and be heard while the therapist follows the client's pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors, which lends itself well to concrete homework and short skill-building exercises between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Gia collaborates with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they review what feels useful and adjust the plan as needed, so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone work can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief exchanges into a busy day. These formats give flexibility for people juggling work, parenting, or health needs while still doing active therapeutic work.