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Lori Smith, LPC

  • Experience27 years
  • LocationVirginia
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Lori

Lori Smith is an LPC with 27 years of clinical experience who focuses on adults navigating life transitions, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting demands, and ADHD. She typically works with women in their mid-20s to mid-40s and frames care around practical skills and lived experience.

Background and approach

Her approach blends problem-solving strategies with attention to daily routines and emotional processing to help clients regain balance. Smith likens wellbeing to a hammock supported by four poles - body, mind, emotions, and spirit - and uses that metaphor to guide treatment.

She attends to physical factors like breathing, exercise, sleep, and medication history while helping clients spot unhelpful thoughts through cognitive behavioral techniques. Emotional expression and building supportive community resources are woven into sessions, and there is space to explore spiritual renewal when other areas feel depleted.

Sessions emphasize communication skills, bibliotherapy, and career-related coaching when relevant. Practicing in Virginia, she offers multiple online session formats and works with clients who seek structured, skills-based therapy combined with a holistic view of wellness.

Lori presents a down-to-earth, collaborative style aimed at strengthening coping resources and improving daily functioning.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a core part of her practice and focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and skills-oriented, often used to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and improve problem solving around relationships and work.

Alongside CBT, she emphasizes regulation of the body through breathing, sleep, and exercise strategies that support mood and concentration. These habits are framed as concrete actions clients can practice between sessions to reduce physical symptoms of stress and improve daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then tailors techniques and homework to fit their life. Adjustments are made over time so interventions remain relevant and effective for the client's current challenges.

Online therapy offers flexibility by providing video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy routines and allow therapists to support coping skills, thought work, and behavioral changes in ways that match each client's communication style and schedule.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lori commonly address?
She works with relationship challenges, parenting issues, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, family matters, grief, self esteem, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What is Lori's therapeutic style like?
Her work emphasizes practical, skills-based techniques rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy while also attending to physical routines, emotional processing, and spiritual exploration when needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 27 years of professional experience to her practice, with an emphasis on long-term clinical work and real-world coping strategies.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
Lori holds the LPC credential and practices in Virginia with licence details listed as VA LPC 0701002629.
Can clients work with her if they are outside the United States?
She is not accepting international clients at this time and works with clients located within the relevant licensing region.
Which session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should someone take to begin working with her?
Prospective clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Family of origin issuesMulticultural concernsWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

27+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English

What Lori can help with

Lori Smith works with clients on relationship issues, parenting issues, and coping with life changes.

How Lori approaches therapy

Lori's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Experience and training

Lori is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Virginia, with 27 years of clinical experience.