About Lori
Lori Mello greets people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or life changes with a calm, straightforward approach. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan and brings more than two decades of experience to sessions. Lori aims to create a respectful space where clients can talk and begin to make practical changes.
Lori focuses on common problems like depression, low self-esteem, burnout, and trauma. She also works with concerns around identity, eating struggles, anger, and career stress.
Background and approach
Her practice includes attention to multicultural issues, non-monogamous relationship dynamics, and the loneliness that can come with big life shifts. In session she uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Lori favors plain language and collaborative goal-setting.
She helps people notice unhelpful patterns, practice new skills, and test small changes between sessions. Her background includes individual and group counseling in mental health settings along with administrative roles in social services. That mix informs a practical, organized style that still values warmth and empathy.
Lori emphasizes treating people with respect and avoiding labels. Sessions can include problem-solving, skill practice, and values-based planning. People who want clear, actionable steps often find this helpful.
Lori offers one-on-one appointments in a way that aims to balance compassion with real-world strategies.
Approaches that fit online therapy
Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and shapes goals around what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. Mindfulness therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away, which can ease stress and improve attention.Finding the right approach is something to figure out together. Lori will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. She uses that conversation to choose and adapt methods so sessions match the client's needs and pace.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simple to touch base between appointments or check in during a busy day. These options make therapy more flexible for work, family, and day-to-day life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English