About
- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Trauma-focused methods
About Lori
Lori Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, depression, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and other life changes.
She uses straightforward, evidence-based methods in sessions. Lori integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered approaches. She names patterns from the past and helps people notice how those patterns affect day-to-day life now.
In sessions she focuses on practical skills and on identifying values and beliefs that shape behavior. That can mean learning emotion regulation tools, trying new ways to communicate, or practicing small exposure steps for anxiety and avoidance. She combines skills work with discussion about life history when that helps a person make sense of their reactions.
Lori also lists addictions, dissociation, attachment concerns, body image, codependency, commitment and control issues, and complex mood and personality challenges among her focus areas. She emphasizes attending to how thoughts, feelings, and behavior link together when addressing these problems.
She works in English and is based in Arizona. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; cost varies by location. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Lori uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that fit well into talking-based sessions. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small committed steps toward those values, which can help with parenting stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. CBT targets unhelpful thoughts and patterns and adds practical experiments and behavioral steps to reduce symptoms like panic, low mood, or sleep disruption.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to address. That means trying a skill or two, checking how it feels, and adjusting the plan together over time.
The therapist's profile does not specify which online session formats she runs, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also supports using in-the-moment homework between sessions, such as short behavioral experiments, emotion regulation practices, or communication exercises to try between meetings.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of home and parenting problems does she address?
She helps with parenting strain, communication problems, intimacy-related issues, and the everyday stress of caring for others.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She uses a mix of practical, skills-based work and conversations about past patterns. Sessions often include behavior change exercises and emotion regulation skills.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 11 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC licensed in Arizona and practices from that state.
Does she conduct sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How is payment handled?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.