Walk N Talk in Uptown New Orleans

Some conversations are easier when you're moving and not making eye contact.

 

Walk-N-Talk is exactly what it sounds like: a full therapy session, conducted walking. Along St. Charles, through Audubon Park, at whatever pace suits you.

 

WHY WALKING CHANGES THE SESSION

 

Three things happen when the room goes away:

 

The eye contact problem disappears. Sitting across from someone and saying the hardest thing you know is a specific kind of exposure. Side by side, facing forward, people say things they've never said in a chair.

 

Your body is doing something. For anyone with ADHD or a trauma history, sitting still while discussing difficult material is its own tax. Walking gives the activation somewhere to go.

 

Movement and mood are linked, and the link isn't metaphorical. Bilateral movement, rhythm, and outdoor light all change the physiological baseline you're working from.

 

WHAT TO EXPECT

 

Same clinical work, same confidentiality standards, same 50 minutes. We walk a route with low foot traffic, and if we pass someone you know, your therapist is simply someone you're walking with — we never acknowledge a clinical relationship in public.

 

Wear whatever you can walk in. If the weather turns, we move to the office or to video. Not every session has to be a walking session — plenty of clients mix.

 

WHO IT SUITS

 

Well suited to ADHD, anxiety, trauma processing, and anyone who has found traditional office therapy stifling. Less suited to sessions requiring documents, screens, or a high degree of privacy for a particular conversation.

 

PRACTICAL DETAILS

 

Same rate as any session: in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, United, and Aetna; $200 otherwise, sliding scale available. Walk-N-Talk is Uptown New Orleans only; office and video sessions are also available.

 

Book a free 15-minute consultation at the link below, or call 504.517.3485.