About Loretta
Loretta Young-Wright is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 35 years of experience. She brings long experience from child welfare and educational settings into her online practice. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, and self-esteem.
Her work is practical and collaborative. Sessions aim to build coping skills and increase self-awareness. She emphasizes a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach that respects each person's background and needs.
Loretta uses evidence-based techniques to help people manage difficult feelings and reactions.
How Loretta works
She often incorporates strategies from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness to address unhelpful thinking and tense moments. Solution-focused ideas are used to set small, achievable goals and track progress. She has experience adapting her methods to different settings and situations, and she aims to make online sessions feel connected and useful.
The focus is on real-life tools that people can use between sessions to lessen stress and improve daily functioning. Her goals are straightforward: help people develop practical coping strategies, strengthen resilience, and move toward a more balanced life. Sessions are offered in English and provided to people located in Illinois.
What Loretta works with
The areas below are the ones Loretta selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques work online
Loretta commonly draws from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness-based interventions when working with stress, anxiety, and trauma. Cognitive behavioral strategies focus on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, while mindfulness practices teach simple ways to calm the body and refocus attention during tense moments.She also uses solution-focused ideas to set clear, realistic goals and track small changes over time. These techniques aim to produce practical steps you can try between sessions, such as brief coping exercises or one small behavior change each week.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Loretta will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That shared planning helps tailor sessions so they feel relevant and doable.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let you use visual cues and more in-depth conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can fit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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