Lori Smith, LPC

Lori Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, and mood concerns. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, career questions, ADHD, and life transitions. Lori aims to make therapy practical and understandable so parents and busy adults can use what they learn quickly.

She takes a whole-person approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behavior connect. Lori uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) alongside acceptance and commitment ideas and emotion-focused work. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thinking, building coping skills, and clarifying values so choices match what matters most.

Her style is collaborative and adaptive. Lori listens first, then offers exercises, short-term plans, or longer work depending on the situation. She uses structured techniques when someone needs skills training and a more exploratory stance when healing past wounds is the focus.

With 11 years of experience as an LPC, she combines practical strategies and deeper therapeutic work. People can expect clear steps between sessions and guidance on practicing new skills in daily life. Lori believes change comes from learning, practice, and understanding the roots of current struggles.

Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to suit different schedules and preferences. Lori works in English and provides services to people located in Arizona.

Practical therapy methods that work online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people spot patterns of thinking that increase stress and anxiety and then practice different ways of thinking and behaving to feel and function better. It is useful for worry, mood problems, sleep issues, and many daily challenges.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking action toward them even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings are present. It can be helpful for people managing chronic worry, avoidance, or life transitions.

Client-centered therapy puts the person’s experience and goals at the center of sessions, offering empathy and careful listening as a foundation for change. This style pairs well with skills-based work when clients also need space to process emotions.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose approaches that match current needs, goals, and personal preferences. Plans are adjusted as progress is made and new challenges arise.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and emotional work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text messaging make brief check-ins and homework support easier between appointments. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting it into real schedules.