About Loraine
Loraine (Lori) Sawyer helps individuals who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or difficult life changes. She is presented here as a licensed clinician practicing in Hawaii with 15 years of experience and holds LPCC and LMHC credentials. Her style is warm and practical, aimed at people who want clear tools and steady support.
Lori uses straightforward techniques to address everyday struggles like sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with transitions.
How Loraine works
She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, LGBTQ issues, mood disorders, and parenting strains. Her work includes attention to attachment concerns, adoption and foster care questions, and challenges related to autism and Asperger syndrome. Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with motivational interviewing and solution-focused work.
She draws on trauma-focused methods when past events are getting in the way of current life. In sessions she emphasizes building skills, noticing strengths, and setting achievable goals. Lori's background includes many years helping young adults who have experienced trauma and parents of children with special needs.
That experience shapes how she listens and plans practical steps with each person. She aims to help people feel more in charge of day-to-day problems while working toward longer term changes. Clients can expect a collaborative relationship where the therapist and client pick strategies that fit practical needs and personal goals.
Sessions are offered in English and conducted from her Hawaii practice.
Loraine lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Loraine works with
The areas below are the ones Loraine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPCC, LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Hawaii |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online therapy and recovery
Many of Lori's methods translate well to online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, panic, and OCD. Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, patient-centered approach that helps people resolve mixed feelings and find their own reasons to make changes, which can help with addictions, ambivalence about treatment, and behavior change.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Lori collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals and comfort level. Together they try strategies, review progress, and adjust the plan so it fits daily life and longer term aims.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a more conversational session, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders or brief reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, family, and other responsibilities.
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