Lorey Delap, LCSW

Lorey Delap is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. She supports individuals facing relationship strain, career uncertainty, and big life changes. Lorey also helps clients dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue, and the challenges that come with ADHD.

Lorey keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, practical steps. Sessions often include ways to handle strong emotions, improve communication, and reduce unhelpful thoughts and routines.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered principles to shape short-term goals and longer-term growth. She also uses EMDR for trauma-related concerns and solution-focused strategies to move quickly toward concrete changes. These methods are chosen to match a person's needs and preferences.

Clients can expect a collaborative approach where the therapist and client decide what will help most. Lorey emphasizes skills people can use between sessions, so progress continues outside appointments. She pays particular attention to caregiver stress and attachment-related patterns that affect everyday life.

Located in New Hampshire, Lorey applies practical tools and steady support to help people navigate difficult transitions. Her aim is to help people build resilience and clearer ways of coping so they can manage stress and improve relationships over time.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy starts with active listening and respect for each person's perspective, creating a collaborative space to set goals and pace work. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, offers a way to process trauma-related memories and reduce their emotional intensity when that is a fit for the individual's needs.

Deciding on an approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they will try methods that match the presenting concern, adjusting the plan as progress becomes clear.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills work and EMDR when appropriate. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions or use brief supports during a work break. These options increase flexibility and make it simpler to maintain steady therapeutic momentum.