Lou Bardach - MSW, RCSWI

Lou@LiveTrueBeWell.com
phone: +1.813.641.4736
$170 US  (sliding scale) 45-50 minute session
Both in-person & online/video available.

Introduction . . .

Hello, my name is Lou Bardach, owner of Live True Be Well, and therapeutic wellness and reparenting life coach. My approach to coaching is similar in some ways to psychotherapy, which I am also being trained to do, working toward Florida psychotherapist licensure as a Registered Clinical Social Work Intern (RCSWI) at Cypress Wellness Center. I graduated with honors from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and I was awarded a master of social work degree from the University of Central Florida. I have also received training in the Internal Family Systems psychotherapeutic model through the IFS Institute’s Online Circle program, and as a current member of the IFS Continuity advanced training program. I additionally hold a degree from the Colorado Institute of Art, and view people connecting with their “art” (in all its many forms) as central to claiming and living in one’s truth.

I have studied Tibetan-style meditation and mindfulness practices and bring a grounded, person-focused approach to helping and supporting others. I work with clients to create a safe environment to foster self-exploration, healing, and transformation. I believe that health and well-being are cultivated through self-care -- by learning to become one’s own compassionate caregiver. As a gay man experienced in working with LGBTQ+ adolescents and adults, I am particularly interested in helping others heal from the effects of homophobia and other types of social oppression through the lens of intersectionality and empowerment.

My own “arts” include writing -- poetry, fiction, and non-fiction -- public speaking, meditation, stretching/bodywork, gardening, engaging nature, befriending animals, encouraging children (and inner children) to laugh, traveling to places I have never been, and walking a lifetime path of personal growth and discovery.