About Lori
Lori Gordon is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. She brings 16 years of practice to conversations that are direct, respectful, and grounded in everyday language. Lori aims to meet people where they are and adapt sessions to fit each person’s needs.
Her approach blends several helpful methods. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps.
How Lori works
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping. Lori places emphasis on listening closely and tailoring the plan to what the person finds useful.
Sessions often include clear, doable strategies alongside space to talk about painful events and loss. She works thoughtfully with issues such as trauma, intimacy-related concerns, and family of origin difficulties. People also turn to her for help with parenting strain, grief, sleeping problems, and career stress.
Additional focuses include abandonment or attachment issues, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, and hoarding. Lori keeps language simple and steps concrete so people can try changes between sessions. Licensed in Missouri as an LCSW, she guides people through coping with life changes and building steadier routines.
Lori aims to make therapy a practical part of daily life rather than a set of abstract ideas.
Lori lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
How Lori's Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes by focusing on what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical steps to shift unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression, and sleeping problems.Finding the right fit is a collaboration. The therapist will review goals and try approaches that match a person's needs and preferences. Together they adjust methods over time so sessions stay useful and focused on real-life goals.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates, stretching out support between visits, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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