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LCSW, LISW

Lorren Ratley, LCSW, LISW

  • Experience7 years
  • LocationOhio
  • Focus areasADHD, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Lorren

Lorren Ratley brings a client-centered focus to sessions, centering each meeting on the individual's needs and goals. She emphasizes active listening, clear feedback, and practical tools to help clients gain new perspectives and develop fresh strategies for handling life’s challenges.

Background and approach

Lorren invites clients to explore patterns, fears, and barriers that have stood in the way of progress, and she works collaboratively to create actionable steps for change. With seven years of practice in urban family and individual counseling, Lorren has experience supporting parents and their children, including work with teens and younger clients.

During that time she also provided clinical supervision to other therapists. Lorren holds LCSW and LISW credentials and is based in Ohio.

Her focus includes a broad range of concerns such as ADHD, depression, trauma, stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, parenting, career changes, and compassion fatigue. She aims to guide clients toward greater hope and practical problem solving, and she welcomes the opportunity to meet and begin that process together.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Lorren uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients build coping skills and make concrete changes. One common approach she employs focuses on practical problem solving and skill building to reduce symptoms of anxiety, manage stress, and support day-to-day functioning. Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed care and exploration of past experiences to understand how they influence current patterns, which can be helpful for those facing grief, abuse, or relational wounds.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lorren works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and she adjusts techniques as therapy progresses to better match each person’s needs and priorities.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to connect in ways that fit their schedules and communication styles. These formats can make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, juggle parenting or work responsibilities, and access regular support from a licensed professional without geographic constraints.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does she address?
Lorren works with a wide range of issues including ADHD, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, career transitions, coping with life changes, coaching needs, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach emphasizes being truly heard and receiving direct, honest feedback while developing practical tools and new ways of seeing challenges.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has seven years of experience providing family and individual counseling in an urban setting and has supervised other therapists during that time.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials with license details CA LCSW 121651 and OH LISW I.0007543-SUPV, and she is based in Ohio.
Can non-English speakers work with her?
Sessions are conducted in English; she does not list additional languages and is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepressionADHD

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Ohio, California

Languages

English

What Lorren can help with

Lorren Ratley works with clients on family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, and ADHD.

Lorren works with parents, children, teens, and kids.

Experience and training

Lorren is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Ohio, with 7 years of clinical experience.