About Lori
Lori Leftenant is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) based in Ohio with 19 years of experience. She focuses on building trust and clear communication so people can make steady progress. Lori listens carefully and works with each person to create a practical plan for the issues they want to address.
She uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy, choosing the methods that fit each person's situation.
How Lori works
That means she will help identify unhelpful thought patterns, practice grounding and present-moment skills, and set small, achievable goals. Sessions are collaborative and focused on steps that can be used between meetings. Common concerns she addresses include anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family stress, sleep and eating difficulties, and career or life transitions.
She also works with people struggling with anger, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, and end-of-life or hospice-related counseling. Lori aims to be caring and sensitive while keeping work practical.
She will listen first, then offer a balanced plan tailored to what the person wants to cover. Her approach is straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to each person's background 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.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
How Lori’s Approaches Work Online
Many issues are well suited to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple breathing or grounding practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes concrete goals and small, achievable steps to move toward meaningful change.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lori will work with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation is collaborative and may shift over time as progress is made.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful for real-time conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity of care regardless of location.
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