About Lora
Lora DeVore-Matz is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Minnesota with 38 years of professional experience. She focuses on practical help for people dealing with addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Lora also offers coaching to support motivation, confidence, and career-related concerns.
Lora adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs. She values respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions. Her style centers on clear, honest dialogue that helps clients make concrete changes.
How Lora works
Clients can expect help untangling painful experiences such as abandonment, attachment problems, or post-traumatic stress. She also supports people facing chronic illness or pain, cancer, workplace stress, and issues around sexuality and self-love. Lora works with people wrestling with life purpose, midlife transitions, isolation, or difficulties forgiving themselves or others.
Sessions address communication problems and relationship patterns without assuming a single path forward. For those with military backgrounds, she brings experience relevant to veteran and armed forces issues. The work is collaborative and geared toward building coping skills and clearer choices.
Lora presents therapy as a step-by-step process. She helps clients set realistic goals and notices small gains along the way. The aim is greater confidence, stronger relationships, and more satisfying day-to-day life.
What Lora works with
The areas below are the ones Lora selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 38 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work and what to expect
Many clients respond well to evidence-based techniques that focus on changing patterns and building coping skills. One common approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing new responses to them; this helps with anxiety, low self-esteem, and some addiction-related patterns. Another useful method involves processing traumatic memories at a steady pace and teaching grounding and regulation skills to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.Lora will work collaboratively to find the right mix of approaches for each person. She will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and adjust methods as progress is made. Choosing the best approach is part of the early sessions and can evolve over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging allows ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to get consistent support from a licensed professional.
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