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Online therapist

Lori Leftenant

Compassionate, practical support for everyday challenges

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Credentials
LISW
Experience
19 years
Licensed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Lori

Lori Leftenant is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with nearly two decades of experience in mental health. She focuses on practical, straightforward care and aims to build trust and clear communication from the first session. Lori listens carefully and works with each person to create a plan that fits their situation and goals.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to address concerns like anxiety, depression, stress, and addictions.

Background and approach

Lori adapts her methods to the problem at hand rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. That means sessions can include skill-building, short-term goal work, and mindful practices. Parents and those dealing with relationship strains, grief, or life transitions can expect a focused, practical process.

Lori also addresses issues such as sleep and eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, career stress, and challenges related to ADHD and bipolar functioning. Her experience includes work with aging and geriatric issues, caregiving stress, and end-of-life concerns. She emphasizes clear steps toward change and balances listening with concrete tools clients can use between sessions.

Lori aims to make therapy understandable and useful for everyday life. Sessions are offered from Ohio and conducted in English. Lori has 19 years of experience as a licensed social worker and uses a collaborative style to help people move forward.

How Lori’s approaches translate to online sessions

Online work includes methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help with common concerns. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life steps to reduce anxiety or depression. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lori will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then recommend techniques to try. That collaborative decision-making means plans can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let therapists and clients work face-to-face when schedules or mobility make in-person meetings hard. Phone sessions can fit into busy days, while live chat and text messaging provide shorter, more frequent check-ins or coaching-style support. These options help people maintain consistency while using methods like CBT exercises and mindfulness practices between sessions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with a broad set of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, stress, parenting, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens, builds trust, and uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy depending on each person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 19 years of experience in mental health work and has provided care across a range of concerns and settings.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices from Ohio and holds the credential LISW, registered as OH LISW I.1200092-SUPV.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers several online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
19 years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English

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