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Dr. Gary Jordan, Psychologist

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Gary is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Gary. View 25 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Texas and California

Recent reviews

Stand up guy, 10/10, very recommended

Reviewed August 2023

More than two years working with Gary and still going strong. I have expressed this to Gary but I sincerely feel like I couldn't have been more fortunate to be paired with him. I won't share details but he was exactly what I needed when I started (with an admittedly self-focused surface level intention). He was exactly what I needed when I took a short break and returned when I was able to (and my focus had shifted to addressing other challenges). And he has been exactly what I needed in my most recent explorations, for which he has provided me the utmost confidence. Very highly recommended.

Reviewed July 2023

More about Gary

  • 46 years' experience
  • Male
  • Psychologist

Life is often difficult and challenging in the best of times. When you face anxiety, stress, depression, and feelings of inadequacy, the pain can be overwhelming. Life changes, relationship issues, family stress, and career challenges can activate deep feelings of confusion, failure, and unloveableness. If life has become too difficult to manage on your own, and you need assistance and support to sort things out, make necessary changes, and discover your innate talents and value, I can help. I have been working with people to confront and grow from the pain in their lives for 42 years. I earned my Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology – Berkeley and am a licensed psychologist in Texas and California.

During my career I have worked in community mental health, private practice, inpatient facilities, business corporations, and nursing homes. The settings change and the content of people’s problems vary, but the underlying conflicts that cause psychological and emotional pain do not. Everyone wants to be heard, their issues understood, and to feel valuable and loved.

I use a therapeutic approach that integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psychodynamic principles, and positive emotional support to create a safe space to explore and heal the childhood wounds that make you feel alone and misunderstood by friends, family, spouses, significant others, and the world. Together we will challenge negative self-talk, destructive behaviors, and repetitive patterns that end poorly, cause pain, and reinforce feelings of self-doubt and worthlessness. We will discover new and constructive ways for you to re-frame ingrained beliefs, change painful and self-negating thoughts, and free you from old dysfunctional decisions made long ago that are still impacting your daily life.

Therapy is a journey. Sometimes we need a tune-up and sometimes an overhaul. Either way, our work together will help you to discover new strengths and skills you never knew you had, develop constructive and healthy ways to face life’s challenges, and free you to move forward in life with freedom and joy.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Grief Depression Coping with life changes Coaching Relationship issues Family conflicts Intimacy-related issues Parenting issues Anger management Self esteem Career difficulties ADHD Caregiver issues and stress Codependency Communication problems Emptiness Family of origin issues Guilt and shame Isolation / loneliness Life purpose Midlife crisis Post-traumatic stress Self-love

Treatment Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Existential Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Dr. Gary Jordan's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790227957.

  • Psychologist · Texas · 22431 · Expires November 2025
  • Psychologist · California · PSY7229 · Expires November 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, sometimes called teletherapy, refers to talk therapy delivered remotely through digital platforms, such as video calls, phone calls, or chat. It can be a great option for people who face barriers to traditional face-to-face therapy, such as those living in remote areas, individuals with mobility issues, or people with busy schedules that make it difficult to attend in-person sessions.

Teletherapy also offers greater convenience and flexibility, allowing clients to access care from the comfort of their homes. Research shows that the treatment outcomes with online counseling are often just as effective as with traditional therapy, providing a viable alternative for individuals seeking mental health support.

Reviews for Dr. Gary Jordan

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

25 reviews

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Stand up guy, 10/10, very recommended

Reviewed August 2023

More than two years working with Gary and still going strong. I have expressed this to Gary but I sincerely feel like I couldn't have been more fortunate to be paired with him. I won't share details but he was exactly what I needed when I started (with an admittedly self-focused surface level intention). He was exactly what I needed when I took a short break and returned when I was able to (and my focus had shifted to addressing other challenges). And he has been exactly what I needed in my most recent explorations, for which he has provided me the utmost confidence. Very highly recommended.

Reviewed July 2023

I cannot say enough about Dr. Jordan. I started with him to deal with my anger that was a result of grief after losing my husband and quickly became about healing my inner child. I have learned so much from him and healed because of his guidance. Always patient and always making sure that I understood what he was saying. I was very lucky to have been paired with him.

Reviewed March 2023

I can’t put into words how much Gary has helped me this past year. He is so understanding and judgement free. I know I can walk into every session and speak from the heart in a safe environment.

Reviewed January 2023

I've been working with Gary for a couple of years now and it's been utterly invaluable. When I recently struggled in a one-off work situation, my first instinct was to turn to Gary to check in and get recentered. That's a testament to both Gary's support and to BetterHelp's remote capabilities that I could do this when I was abroad and didn't have my usual support system. I can certainly measure my progress over this time. I count Gary as a very important figure in my life, whom I respect very much.

Reviewed December 2022

I love Dr. Gary so much! He is a gift from heaven. He helped me to process my dad‘s death, and beyond that Dr. Gary was able to pull things out of me I never knew existed. I didn’t realize that I was simply just surviving and not living. My mantra for my life now is Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God”, and now I try to slow down and enjoy the moments. Please if your reading this book Dr. Gary now. Your life will never be the same. Shout out to Dr. Gary for being so patient and simply amazing

Reviewed December 2022

An absolute gem of a therapist. Extremely fortunate to be working with him.

Reviewed December 2022

Gary is simply the best therapist I have ever had and could ask for.

Reviewed August 2022

I recently reconnected with Dr Jordan after a short hiatus and I'm very glad that I did. In fact, I frequently looked forward to sharing and discussing some important life event during that time, and commiserating when I remembered that I couldn't. Committing - and recommitting - to yourself is a wonderful thing. It's even more enervating when you have a respected, qualified, compassionate, insightful, and brilliant therapist to share it with. Dr Jordan has not forgotten about me or our work together despite my absence, and we have continued right from where we left off. I was very fortunate to have been connected to him in the first place. I still feel fortunate to have Dr Jordan on my side helping me to do the work.

Reviewed May 2022

After 3 months of working with Gary I have made amazing progress. He does not push his agendas. He asks and teaches how to ask the right questions to get to where you need to go. I felt heard, understood and cared for. A professional and definitely the person you're looking for. Gary is the man!

Reviewed February 2022

Beautiful soul, patient, kind, helpful with concrete tasks but also willing to just listen and ask questions. Excellent.

Reviewed February 2022

Dr. Jordan is a patient listener and wise confidante. I would recommend his expertise to anyone willing to put in the work. He has a wide arsenal of tools and has a deep understanding of the human condition.

Reviewed January 2022

I am confident in Dr Jordan's expertise and feel grateful to be able to work with him. The communication with Dr. Jordan flows easily, he is an exceptional listener and I feel that he has the right strategy for helping me with the issue I'm consulting him for. He is very respectful and kind, exactly the therapist I was looking for.

Reviewed November 2021

In my weeks working with Dr. Jordan, I have become more like myself than I've felt in years. Gary is a great listener, a wise friend, and kind therapist. He pushes me to discover how far I can go in my own recovery. He teaches me to be forgiving of mistakes, and resolute in my determination to always go further. Our discussions are one of the highlights of my week. He's a good soul.

Reviewed November 2021

I've been working with Gary for over a year now and it's been vital for me throughout that time. I genuinely feel very fortunate to have been paired with such an experienced, conscientious and skilled professional. I value this relationship very highly indeed and I can't recommend Gary enough.

Reviewed September 2021

I feel so unbelievably fortunate to have found Dr. Jordan. He's kind, patient, and wise. For anyone looking to go deep, Dr. Jordan can help facilitate that work in so many ways. He is someone who cares deeply, and has a wealth of knowledge to help take you wherever you are willing and able to go.

Reviewed July 2021

Dr. Jordan has changed my life and has helped me heal my inner child. I am learning so much from him.

Reviewed June 2021

By far the best therapist I have ever had. He listens and really is insightful. Anyone would be lucky to work with him.

Reviewed February 2021

He’s amazing, wise, knowledgeable and very approachable. He’s helped me overcome some major hurdles and i am forever grateful to him

Reviewed January 2021

Dr.Jordan has helped me in so many ways just by listening and asking a few questions. Even when I feel I have nothing to talk about a breakthrough usually happens. He was a great match for me.

Reviewed December 2020

Dr Jordan is a good therapist, supportive and responsive, he listens and has been helping me develop my self love and worth

Reviewed November 2020

I have been working with Gary for a few months now and it has been a highly productive and, frankly, life-altering experience so far. I couldn't have been happier to be matched with Dr Jordan after a first failed match,and he has been exactly what I had hoped to gain from my first proper foray into counselling and therapy. Highly experienced but also thoughtful, considered, amiable and very attentive too. Gary quickly helped to corral my overwhelming barrage of negative feelings and got me to focus, and then provided constructive and functional techniques to try and understand the deeper issues at play. He has helped me to identify and address long-standing issues that I had never addressed before, even when I wasn't initially sold on the ideas but I have then seen the positive results as proof since. Crucially for me, as a more rational-minded and cynical person, Gary actually reaffirmed my concerns on many occasions - he wasn't about forcing things that sounded great but were ultimately not useful or even harmful. Gary is honest about what can and can't be changed, but nonetheless will work with you to help heal the pain and anxiety you may have. I have already recommended Gary to other people because of how profound I have found the impact on my life to have been and have made a conscious decision to continue this journey beyond what I had originally planned. I can't recommend Gary enough.

Reviewed November 2020

I have been working with Gary twice a week for three months. I have found him consistently engaged, intelligent, reflective, understanding and empathetic. He has challenged me to go deeper, to probe my own preconceived ideas and notions of myself and my thought patterns and my place in the world. This was all done on my terms and I feel incredibly safe and supported when working with him. He is an expert in his field. He is incredibly kind and caring in his persona and consistently caring about my emotions. I would recommend him to anyone.

Reviewed November 2020

After leaving a difficult work environment during COVID lockdown, I felt the need to speak with a professional to help me understand my sensitivity, and work to strengthen my resilience and learn more about what activates my anxiety. I was matched with Gary, and was amazed at his open and understanding demeanour. Dr Jordan was able to listen without judgement, and guide me through various processes that allowed me to understand myself more and find peace with the things that once caused me to think unhelpful thoughts. With BetterHelp and Dr. Jordan, I was able to identify ways to adapt my thinking and engage a wiser and less hyper-emotional mind. I cannot thank Dr. Jordan enough and have recommended him to family members that are also going through a difficult time.

Reviewed November 2020

Dr Jordan is incredibly empathic and caring, he listens and engages with such sincerity that I feel very safe to share my thoughts and feelings with him during our sessions. He responds to me messages very timeously and with great insight and kindness. I can't recommend him enough.

Reviewed July 2020

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Frequently asked questions

Does Dr. Gary Jordan offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Dr. Gary Jordan works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Dr. Gary Jordan speak?

Dr. Gary Jordan speaks English.

How many years of experience does Dr. Gary Jordan have?

Dr. Gary Jordan has 46 years of experience.

Where is Dr. Gary Jordan licensed to practice?

Dr. Gary Jordan is licensed to practice in Texas and California.

Does Dr. Gary Jordan accept clients outside of the United States?

Yes, Dr. Gary Jordan accepts clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Dr. Gary Jordan offer?

Dr. Gary Jordan offers clients Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Dr. Gary Jordan?

Dr. Gary Jordan can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Dr. Gary Jordan?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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