About Lori
Lori Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strains, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She combines practical tools with a focus on what matters to each person.
Lori emphasizes working on root causes and day-to-day skills so people feel steadier and more able to cope.
How Lori works
She uses common-sense talk and straightforward strategies in sessions. Lori draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. Sessions look at thoughts, patterns, and behaviors while also naming values that guide change.
Her counseling style is adaptable. Lori tailors sessions to the problem, goals, and what a person is ready to try. She focuses on building skills for managing emotions, improving communication, and reducing self-defeating habits.
Lori also pays attention to how past experiences shape current life. That helps when working through trauma, attachment concerns, codependency, or patterns like control issues and abandonment fears. She helps people recognize links between old beliefs and present choices.
Practical supports are part of her approach. That can include problem-solving around work or parenting, managing sleep and eating issues, and strategies for substance use and relapse prevention. Lori aims to help each person recognize their worth and practical steps forward.
Lori lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapy approaches that work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and to take actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear skills and homework, which often helps with depression, anxiety, and sleep or eating concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in close relationships to improve connection and communication.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lori will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they choose techniques and adjust the plan as progress and needs change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people have deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy lives and changing schedules.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with LoriWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Lori help with?
What is Lori's therapeutic style?
How much clinical experience does she have?
What are her credentials and where is she located?
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
What session formats are available?
How much do sessions cost?
How do I begin therapy with Lori?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions