About Lori
Lori Simmons is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of experience. She draws on mindful, values-focused approaches to help people facing stress and anxiety. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at helping people notice what matters and move toward it.
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people create space for difficult thoughts while taking steps toward their values. Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides skills for managing intense emotions and reducing reactivity.
Background and approach
The Gottman Method guides work on communication and connection in close relationships. Clients often come for help with anxiety, stress, anger, sleep problems, or struggles with eating and substance cravings. She also supports people dealing with trauma, bipolar challenges, LGBT questions, parenting strain, career stress, self-esteem, and intimacy-related issues.
Lori focuses on practical changes that improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions emphasize simple skills, clear goals, and exercises you can use between meetings. Lori aims to give tools that are easy to practice and that fit into real life.
The approach is collaborative - she works with each person to tailor strategies to their needs. People who have tried other therapies and still feel stuck may find this method helpful. Lori aims to help clients reduce symptoms and build a calmer, more connected life.
She welcomes clients in Maryland who want a values-based, skill-focused path forward.
How Lori’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take small steps that align with personal values. It often helps with anxiety, stress, and trouble making decisions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for handling intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and reducing reactivity, which many people find useful for anger and mood swings.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try strategies that fit those needs. Together they review what works and adjust the plan over time so sessions stay focused and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging make it possible to get support between scheduled sessions or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while working with licensed professionals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, Florida, Michigan
- Languages
- English
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