About Lori
Dr. Lori Dougherty uses a client-centered approach to guide people through stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship concerns. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - practicing in Colorado.
Her style aims to build a trusting connection and then help people discover practical steps forward. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to help manage intense emotions and build steadier routines.
How Lori works
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is also part of her toolkit for people coping with traumatic memories. Over a decade in the field has given her experience with addictions, grief, intimacy-related struggles, parenting stress, and family-of-origin issues. She also addresses concerns like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, control issues, and impulsivity.
People bring specific problems such as infidelity, jealousy, or life-purpose questions and work on concrete, usable strategies in session. Her approach begins with listening and understanding each person’s goals. She then tailors methods from different therapies to fit the situation, acting as a coach and guide rather than prescribing a single path.
Sessions focus on real-life skills and small changes that add up over time. Dr. Dougherty encourages people to take the first step when they are ready.
She works collaboratively and keeps the pace aligned with each person’s needs and preferences.
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What Lori works with
The areas below are the ones Lori selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a strong working relationship. Online sessions use that same focus to help people set goals, reflect on what matters, and try new ways of coping in daily life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. In an online session this often looks like talking through a specific problem, assigning small practice tasks, and reviewing what worked between meetings.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving tolerance for distress, and enhancing interpersonal effectiveness. These skills translate well to video or phone sessions and can be practiced between contacts using chat or text for quick check-ins.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made.
Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for varied schedules and needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations, phone can be helpful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text supports quick reflections or short check-ins. These options make it easier to keep momentum between sessions and to practice new skills in everyday settings.
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