About Lori
Lori Ranfeld is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri with 15 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress or anxiety and those navigating relationship or parenting strains. Lori aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk about what’s worrying you.
Lori uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people manage symptoms and make day-to-day life feel more manageable.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and focused on real-world problems like sleep trouble, anger, low self-esteem, or coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and career or financial stress. People who come to Lori often want skills they can use right away.
She helps clients build those skills and practice them between sessions. That can include setting small goals, trying new ways to handle stressful situations, and working on clearer communication with important people in their lives.
Over her career Lori has worked with a wide range of concerns, including parenting and family conflict, adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, and challenges related to autism or intellectual disability. She also addresses women's issues, LGBT concerns, and the emotional impact of sexual assault and abuse.
Lori conducts sessions in English and offers several online formats to fit different routines. Signing up begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to therapist availability. The subscription model for sessions can be canceled at any time.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Many people benefit from concrete, evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and behavior change. One common approach is teaching practical coping skills for anxiety and stress - breathing, grounding, and short behavioral experiments that reduce overwhelm and improve sleep and daily functioning. These skills are easy to practice between sessions and can help with panic, worry, and sleep problems.Another helpful method is structured problem-solving and communication work. This involves breaking down a difficult issue into manageable steps, setting small goals, and practicing clearer ways to talk with others. It can help with relationship friction, parenting challenges, and workplace stress by turning vague worries into actionable plans.
Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your needs, goals, and preferences and suggest approaches to try. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps you make progress and feel more capable in daily life.
Online formats offer flexibility that many people need. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and body language cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework prompts, or ongoing coaching-style support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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