Gary Nelson, LCSW
Licensed in Indiana · 17 years in practice
Gary Nelson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of practice in Indiana.
License and registration
- LCSW, Indiana
- 34006899A · expires April 2026
- NPI
- 1558644351 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
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About Gary
Gary Nelson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of practice in Indiana. He brings long experience working with people who identify as LGBT and with a wide range of life challenges. He presents as personable and direct, aiming to help each person find and use their own strengths.
He spends time listening before offering steps forward. Sessions focus on practical goals like improving relationships, managing stress and anxiety, handling grief, or coping with change.
Background and approach
He also supports people dealing with addiction, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, and career concerns. Gary draws on approaches that help clients talk through thoughts and behaviors, try small experiments, and notice what works for them. He helps parents address parenting stress and family conflict while also working with individual concerns such as self-esteem, intimacy issues, and compassion fatigue.
People meet him expecting straightforward guidance rather than platitudes. He aims to help clients find their own voice and stronger ways of handling conflict, commitment issues, or codependency. His background includes teaching as an associate faculty member at a nationally accredited university in Indiana, which informs his clear, educational style.
Sessions are shaped around the person in front of him and the problems they bring. Gary uses a mix of practical tools and conversation to build coping skills, set achievable goals, and address difficult emotions over time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Gary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gary names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches for change in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping a person identify their own strengths and goals. It is useful when someone needs a supportive space to clarify values, self-esteem, or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and then tries practical experiments to shift them. It can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing unhelpful habits.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. It often helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, have trouble sleeping, or want better emotion regulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Gary will help clients choose which methods to try based on their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. The process is collaborative and adjustments are made as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video suits more in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does he commonly help with?
Gary works with many everyday and complex issues, including anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, addiction, grief, trauma and abuse, and career transitions.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His style is personable and direct, focusing on listening first and then helping clients try practical tools and small experiments to change thoughts, behaviors, and patterns.
What is his professional background?
He has 17 years in social work practice and has served as an associate faculty member at a nationally accredited university in Indiana, which contributes to an educational and informed approach.
Where is he based and licensed?
He practices in Indiana and holds an LCSW, which is listed as his professional credential.
Can I have sessions in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English. He does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for meeting?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin work with him?
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