Lori Smith , LPC

Lori Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona with 11 years of clinical experience helping people navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, relationships, and many other life challenges. She approaches care with a whole-person perspective, attending to how thoughts, emotions, bodily experience, and spirit interact to shape well-being. Lori combines evidence-based psychotherapy with an integrative outlook, adapting techniques to each person's history, goals, and motivation.

She has specialized training in trauma work and is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprogramming (EMDR), a structured therapy that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. In session she draws on a mix of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), solution-focused strategies, exposure methods, and client-centered principles to address symptoms and build practical coping skills. Lori also brings complementary skills as a holistic nutritionist, hypnotherapist, and life coach, which inform her emphasis on mind-body connections and lifestyle factors that support recovery.

Lori emphasizes uncovering and healing roots from the past while identifying values that guide change in the present. She views each person as having intrinsic worth and potential, and she tailors treatment to the individual rather than using a one-size-fits-all model. For people ready to seek support, Lori offers a respectful, strengths-based approach that balances education, skill-building, and compassionate exploration.

Integrative Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and build actions that align with those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions by focusing on meaningful living rather than symptom elimination alone.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, skills-focused approach that identifies unhelpful thinking patterns and behavior cycles, then teaches strategies to change thoughts and responses. CBT often helps with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and coping with everyday stressors.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills. It supports people who struggle with intense emotions, relationship challenges, and impulsive behaviors.

Choosing the right method is part of the therapeutic process. Lori works collaboratively with each person to determine which approaches best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule or manage care from different locations. Licensed professionals can deliver many evidence-based methods effectively through these formats, helping clients access consistent support without sacrificing convenience.