About Lori
Lori Farrens is a licensed counselor with 18 years of experience helping people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and major life changes. She works with clients who are coping with first responder issues, post-traumatic stress, sex addiction, and feelings of isolation or shame. Lori brings a direct, respectful style and aims to make the first steps feel manageable.
Lori meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps set small, achievable goals. Sessions emphasize strengths, insight, and clear direction rather than judgement. Her background includes licenses as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in multiple states.
Lori draws on almost two decades of clinical experience and a Master Addiction Counselor credential to support people working through substance and behavioral addictions. In sessions she tailors conversation and plans to each person’s needs. That may mean skill-building for managing anger, tools for coping with grief, or paced work on trauma-related symptoms.
Lori stresses empowerment and acceptance as ways to create lasting change. She aims to create a calm space for honest discussion about difficult topics like guilt, forgiveness, sexuality, or end-of-life concerns. The work is collaborative and focused on helping people find clarity, regain control, and move forward with dignity.
Therapeutic approaches and online access
Lori uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques matched to each person's needs. One common approach focuses on addiction recovery work, which uses structured conversations and coping skills to reduce harmful behaviors and build healthier routines. Another approach targets trauma-related symptoms, using paced processing and grounding methods to help reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning.Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. Lori will work with each person to identify goals, try different techniques when needed, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. The aim is to find approaches that fit the individual's needs and preferences rather than applying a fixed method.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this practice. Video calls allow therapist and client to see each other for a fuller conversation, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins or flexible communication between sessions. These options make it easier to fit care around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities while keeping a consistent course of therapy.
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- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Idaho, Georgia, Nevada
- Languages
- English