About Lori
Lori Cunningham is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 24 years of experience. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, and major life changes. Her work often focuses on self-esteem, social anxiety, and finding a clearer life direction.
She uses a warm, collaborative style that keeps the person at the center of each session. Lori listens first, then helps people set small, realistic goals. Sessions emphasize practical skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
How Lori works
People bring many concerns to her practice, including caregiver stress, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, and midlife transitions. She also supports those coping with panic attacks, mood disorders, and questions about purpose or identity. Lori tailors each plan to the problem someone is trying to solve.
Her approach draws from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, and solution-focused work. That mix allows her to combine emotional understanding with concrete tools for change. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors.
Lori works with clients in English and offers sessions that fit modern schedules. Her style is steady and practical, aimed at helping people build coping skills, repair relationships, and reconnect with what matters to them.
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW-R |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Lori’s approach translates to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people feel understood. Online sessions let Lori follow this approach by giving space for reflection and supporting people as they name their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and habits and replaces them with practical strategies. In online work CBT can include brief homework, thought records, and skills practice between sessions to speed meaningful change.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lori will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and daily routine, and then recommend whether CBT, client-centered methods, DBT skills, or solution-focused steps make the most sense. She adjusts the plan over time if something isn’t helping.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging helps keep reflection and skill practice active between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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