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Dr. Gagan Luthra

Relationship-focused counselor with addiction expertise

LPC, CSW New Jersey

Experience
38 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
Approaches
Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
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About Gagan

Dr. Gagan Luthra is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and Certified Social Worker (CSW) based in New Jersey.

Background and approach

She brings 38 years of experience helping people manage stress, addiction, anxiety, and relationship concerns. She speaks English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu and works with clients from different backgrounds, including LGBTQ people.

Her work focuses on practical, short-term help and longer-term support when needed. She draws on approaches such as the Gottman Method to address relationship patterns, attachment-based work to understand emotional bonds, and cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Sessions often include goal-setting and concrete tools to use between meetings. Dr.

Luthra has extensive experience with addiction and recovery models and helps people explore alternatives such as medication-assisted treatment alongside therapy. She also addresses trauma and abuse, grief, anger, sleep and eating concerns, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and many other issues listed in her specialties.

People can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging for ongoing care. She uses brief therapy models for focused problems and longer work for complex needs.

Her approach emphasizes understanding different perspectives and leaving sessions with practical options to try. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.

Fees vary by location and a subscription model is used that can be canceled at any time.

Using relationship work and practical skills online

Dr. Luthra uses the Gottman Method to look at communication patterns and conflict in relationships, helping people identify behaviors that help or hurt connections. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to understand how early emotional bonds affect current relationships and reactions, which can be useful for intimacy and relational trust issues. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and problem behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods over time. That makes it easier to try short-term focused work or longer-term support depending on progress and needs.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for interactive skill practice and relationship work, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and texts or chat let people check in between sessions or use brief coaching-style support. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, sleep and eating problems, self-esteem, and many other concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends relationship-focused methods and practical, skills-based work. She uses approaches like the Gottman Method for relationship patterns and CBT for changing thoughts and behaviors.
What is her background and experience?
She has 38 years of experience in mental health and addiction work, including clinical roles in psychiatry and addiction services.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is based in New Jersey and holds the credentials LPC and CSW with New Jersey licensure details noted as NJ LPC and NJ CSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Costs vary by location and availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

38+ years

Licensed in

New Jersey

Languages

English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu