Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Bertrille works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana, Alabama
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Bertrille
Bertrille Hookfin is a licensed clinical social worker who centers sessions on the person in front of her. She uses a mix of approaches and keeps the work practical. Her style aims to help people feel understood and to move toward manageable change.
She has 22 years of experience and practices in Louisiana. Bertrille holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and has worked with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, anger, and parenting struggles.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing identity questions such as LGBT concerns and gender dysphoria. In sessions she begins where the client is. Conversations are paced to match each person’s needs.
She draws on Client-Centered Therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, EMDR, and motivational interviewing to shape the work. Her background includes therapy with children and adults and experience with developmental differences. That experience informs how she explains things and sets realistic steps for progress.
Parents find clear suggestions for routines, boundaries, and soothing strategies. Bertrille describes the therapeutic journey as one of acceptance leading to change. She offers practical tools for daily life alongside moments to process deeper issues like grief, trauma, and attachment wounds.
Sessions can focus on skill-building, processing hard events, or both.
What Bertrille works with
Everything Bertrille lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Bertrille's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Addictions
- 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
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Bertrille lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Bertrille uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a warm, accepting space where people can feel heard and make their own choices. That approach helps when someone needs to build trust, sort out values, or work through identity questions.She also blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, sleep and eating challenges, and anger management because it breaks problems into manageable steps.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. Clients and the therapist decide together what feels most helpful over time.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break more easily. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, shorter reflections, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into daily life and keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Bertrille
What kinds of concerns does Bertrille address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, anger, parenting challenges, eating and sleeping concerns, and identity-related questions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. She combines compassion with concrete skills from CBT, mindfulness, EMDR, and motivational interviewing.
What is her professional background?
She has 22 years of clinical experience and has provided therapy to both children and adults, including work with developmental differences.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what session formats can someone meet with her?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.