About Lorrie
Lorrie Herzberg is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience. She holds a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) credential and a Massachusetts Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) credential. She brings long experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and major life changes.
Her approach centers on listening first and tailoring care to each person's situation. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps. She uses methods that suit the person rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
How Lorrie works
Lorrie helps people process loss and trauma gently. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, career stress, compassion fatigue, and self-esteem issues. Chronic health problems, caregiver strain, aging and cancer-related concerns are part of her additional focus areas.
Therapy may include mindfulness practices, exploration of life patterns, guided imagery or hypnotherapy, and trauma-focused techniques. When appropriate, she brings in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to address traumatic memories. The aim is to reduce overwhelming reactions and build day-to-day coping skills.
Her style balances empathy with direct problem-solving. She supports people who want both emotional understanding and practical change. The conversation usually produces a clear plan and small steps to try between sessions.
Lorrie lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Lorrie works with
The areas below are the ones Lorrie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a safe, respectful relationship. It helps people clarify goals and make changes at their own pace. EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, involves guided attention to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and their emotional charge. Hypnotherapy uses focused relaxation and imagery to access thoughts and feelings that may be hard to reach in ordinary conversation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and suggest methods that fit those priorities. They may blend mindfulness practices, psychodynamic exploration, or trauma-focused techniques over time as the work evolves.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can suit people who prefer writing, want brief daily support, or need help outside typical business hours. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life while keeping the focus on progress and usable skills.
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