What is therapy like? What does a typical session with you look like?

We open the session by checking on presenting stressors and emotions. We follow a treatment plan designed to focus on your therapy goals.

Change is often difficult, so my role is to work alongside each person as they navigate through challenges on the way to the life they want for themselves and their loved ones. Each has within them the tools necessary to learn and grow toward a brighter future both personally and in relationships, and it is my privilege to help discover unknown potential and paths forward.  

I set aside a weekly appointment that's reserved just for you. Each week we'll focus on the goals that were established during your initial session. Often, I'll check in with you at the beginning of your session to find out what you'd like to discuss. Or, I may pick up where we left off from our last session. I may reflect on what you shared, ask clarifying questions, or teach coping skills to assist you in growing and accomplishing your goals. Ultimately, this is your time, therefore it's important to me that we're focusing on what you'd like to work on. I value your input so we can make sure you're on the right track and making the most out of your time.

I work with adult survivors of early childhood trauma. I also work with people who suffer from generalized anxiety such as over-thinking and inability to control worry. Lastly I help people who are dealing with mild to moderate depression and have experienced grief and loss, low self-esteem, or lack of motivation.

Therapy sessions with me are a chance to clear away distractions, regain direction, and reclaim your power. I specialize in helping people understand the tension between life, death, and anxiety, and transform the way they relate to uncertainty and impermanence. Together, we’ll explore new ways to respond to anxiety, allowing it to inform your life rather than hold you back. We’ll face the reality of life’s limited time and embrace both its heaviness and the freedom that comes with being present. Through this work, you’ll uncover what truly matters, confront what you’ve been avoiding, and focus your energy on what is most meaningful.

I am on a continual search for understanding what it truly means to be human.​ I believe that each of us carries an inner wisdom that guides us toward growth and authenticity. In a world full of distractions and external pressures, it’s easy to lose touch with that voice. In our work together, I’ll help you reconnect with yourself, uncover what really matters to you, and make choices that reflect your values and needs.

All sessions with me are virtual, from the comfort of your own home, job, car, or wherever you are most comfortable. The session is yours and I want you to take the lead but I will help get the difficult topics going through asking questions and providing feedback. Nothing that you will say to me will shock me and I will not judge you for anything you share with me. I want you to feel safe, supported and after the session I want you to feel that a weight has been lifted a bit.

I have a degree in Social Work with a focus on family systems, sociology and human sexuality. Throughout my career I have worked with people of various backgrounds and with a variety of needs. I have worked with families and within a school setting with middle and high school students. I am looking forward to working with you. My passion has always been to help others with their emotional and mental health needs. I pride myself in being a great listener and by challenging negative thinking and working together, I anticipate successful outcomes and growth in your life!

I approach each client from where they are: some of my clients like to jump in right away, some need more prompting. I work from the here and now paying attention and listening to what the client brings to the session to work with.

Hi! Welcome. I am a psychotherapist with over ten years of experience facilitating transitions and growth. I am a firm believer that each one of us has the answers to our problems but we may need a little help sometimes to clarify goals and direction. My approach is eclectic and collaborative: I take from many different approaches that best fit with the client. My goal is to create a safe space to let you be yourself, be heard, understood and help you to reach your goals. Whether you need help with relationship issues, family problems, work related issues or emotional difficulties I would love to support and help you on your journey. On my spare time I love to read, hike in the woods: I am a certified Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing)guide and gain a lot of insight from my own nature based practice. Great job reaching out. I look forward to working with you :)

At the core, my approach is client-centered and collaborative. This means that I will help to shape treatment to adapt to your unique needs, and I highly value your voice as an equal partner. During our first session, we’ll talk through what has brought you to therapy, as well as touch on the larger context of your life circumstances. As therapy progresses, we may engage in mindfulness practices to root you back in the present moment and the mind-body connection, explore early attachment relationships or traumas as they relate to current patterns, or help to strengthen a reciprocal relationship with nature through in-office and outdoor Earth-honoring practices. These are just some small examples of our work together. My hope is to help you to remember your innate value and wisdom as a human BEing, and as part of the larger ecosystem to which we all belong.

Hello dear one. Thank you for your curiosity in seeking guidance. While I may not yet know the journey that has brought you here, I’m glad that we are crossing paths. I am an ecotherapist, mindfulness practitioner, and Earth Mama! My work is grounded in humanistic, interpersonal, attachment, mindfulness, motivational, strengths-based, and ecotherapeutic frameworks. I also appreciate philosophical, spiritual, or existential exploration, and creative expression. Blending a warm, person-centered, and gently challenging approach, I will tailor our sessions to fit your needs.

I want to know about who you want to be, how you want to move through your world. We will talk about the things keeping you from already doing that and figure out a way to make those things smaller. I highly value humor and radical honesty. I won't shy away from calling bullshit, but it will always come from a place of deep respect for your process.

UPDATE: not currently accepting insurance, out of network only, but lets check your out-0f-network benefits and see whats up So, you're considering therapy? I get it, things are crazy and it feels like we are living in a really bad late-night movie, complete with sad and pathetic villains. I don't have any magic over here, but I do have a place where we can hopefully get you to a place that looks more like where you want to be. I have an eclectic approach, which is a fancy way of saying that I don't rely on any one way of getting to where you want to be. But my starting point is always from a place of your strengths, the things you are already doing well; you are not your symptoms. I trend toward elements from Acceptance and Commitment, Narrative, Positive Psychology, Existentialism, Brief Solution Focused, Motivational Interviewing, Person-Centered, Behavioral Activation, and Mindfulness. I am progressive in my politics, a non-believer, and I welcome cursing as a means of expression. I believe that humor can get us through a lot of things. I mention this only because I have often had difficulty finding my own therapists that didn't wince when I said fuck or want to steer me in a spiritual direction. I am LGBTQ+ and BIPOC affirming and welcome folks from all backgrounds and ethnicities.

A typical first session begins with getting to hear from the client what brings them in and and making them feel comfortable, validated, and heard. I want my client to feel comfortable

I am a therapist with immediate daytime availability. I work with teens 16 and up and adults. I work with issues such as depression, anxiety, mood, dysregulation, body image, perinatal mood disorder, work stress, chronic illness, and pain. I am here for you to feel heard and validated. I work from a collaborative strength-based approach where we will address underlying patterns that may not be working for you anymore. I am an experienced clinician who believes in prioritizing mental health. I believe that one can cope with these issues by using skills of; attunement, mindfulness, and self-compassion practices.

A typical session starts with asking why you sought counseling and what the individuals goals are for therapy.

Lorena is a Licensed Professional Counselor, with over 20 + years of experience in the Mental Health field including Case Management. She graduated from Troy University with a M.S in Counseling and Psychology in 2005. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor through NBCC, with experience working with adolescents, young adults, and the geriatric population. Her experience includes depression, anxiety, Dementia and chronic mental illnesses such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorders, other mood disorders. Lorena also has experience working with adults and families. Her theoretical orientation is primarily based in Client Centered therapy, which allows clients to gain greater trust within him or herself, form healthier relationships, increase self esteem, and express their personal feelings and opinions. She also enjoys incorporating Gestalt therapy which is a client- centered approach to psychotherapy. Lorena has real life experiences of trauma and sudden life changes in addition to being a natural “people person” which helps her to develop rapport quickly with clients which is beneficial for the counselor/client relationships. Lorena wants her clients to know she is here to ensure they will grow and gain insight and enlightenment throughout their counseling process. Outside of the office, Lorena loves to spend time with her son and daughter, family, and friends. She enjoys reading, shopping online, watching law shows and suspense thriller movies.

I offer free 15-minute phone consultations to determine if we might be a good fit for each other. During this time, I do my best to provide the client with information about my practice and answer all questions they might have about the therapeutic process. I want to make sure you feel safe and comfortable before committing to working with me.

Hello and bienvenue! I work with a diverse clientele and specialize in providing social justice oriented psychotherapy to people of color, as well as members of LGBTQIA+ communities. I provide culturally responsive therapy, which focuses on the strengths that you already have. I tend to use an Interpersonal Process theoretical approach (IPT) as well as a cognitive-behavioral theoretical approach (CBT) while also paying attention to your environment and access to social support. I work with you to build a safe space where you can share your experiences without the fear of being judged, and where you can focus on becoming clear about what you want, and how you want to go about making that happen. I believe that it is important to build a strong therapeutic relationship, as well as paying close attention to what is happening for you in-the-moment. I find it helpful to work to understand the different values and beliefs that we bring into the room, and how these worldviews might affect our interactions with each other. Understanding how your thoughts are related to your behaviors can empower and help you to actively account for your reality. You can use this insight to make the changes that will be necessary to live life more healthily.