Louis Koch, LSCSW, LCSW
Kansas · 40 years in practice
Louis Koch is a licensed clinical social worker with 40 years of professional experience.
License and registration
- LSCSW, Kansas
- LSCSW 0278 · expires December 2027
- LCSW, Missouri
- 002911 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1386855831 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Louis
Louis Koch is a licensed clinical social worker with 40 years of professional experience. He is licensed as an LSCSW in Kansas and as an LCSW in Missouri and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, and LGBT-related issues. He aims to make first steps toward therapy feel manageable and encouraging.
In sessions he keeps the tone straightforward and nonjudgmental. He encourages people to speak honestly about difficult feelings and life events.
Background and approach
That openness helps him and the client decide what to work on first. His approach blends practical therapy methods with attention to meaning and values. He draws on existential ideas to help people face life choices and find direction.
He also uses client-centered and cognitive-behavioral techniques to address thoughts, behaviors, and emotions in concrete ways. Louis has worked across many areas over his career, including trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, and career questions. He has experience supporting people dealing with bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and recovery from domestic violence or disaster-related stress.
He values collaboration and clear goals. Clients can expect talk that leads to doable steps - for example skills to manage anxiety, strategies for better communication, or ways to cope with loss. He recognizes starting therapy takes courage and offers steady support through the process.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Louis lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
Approaches Louis names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Existential therapy looks at the big questions people face - meaning, choice, and responsibility - and helps clients consider what matters most to them when life feels uncertain. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and a supportive relationship so people can find their own answers and grow at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replaces them with more helpful patterns for problems like anxiety and depression.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then recommend ways to combine approaches when that helps reach those goals. This keeps therapy practical and tailored to each person's situation.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversation and body language, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules while maintaining consistent progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can Louis help with?
He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and LGBT-related concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, and parenting stress.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He keeps sessions straightforward and nonjudgmental, combining attention to meaning with practical steps to manage thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does he bring?
He has 40 years of professional experience working in mental health settings and with individual clients across many concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds KS LSCSW and MO LCSW credentials and practices from Kansas and Missouri licensure settings.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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