About Lori
Lori Speed is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and depression. She brings a caring, faith-informed perspective and works with individuals who want practical help and clear next steps. Lori earned a degree in marriage, couples, and family counseling and holds the LCMHC and LPC credentials.
She has four years of clinical experience and has helped people affected by trauma and substance use concerns.
Background and approach
Her background also includes premarital counseling, marriage support, and care during and after divorce. In sessions she treats each person as unique and adapts to their needs. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what the client wants to change.
Lori aims to create a calm space where people can talk through problems and practice new ways of coping. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address relationship and communication problems, parenting stress, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Lori also offers coaching-style support when clients want clearer goals and step-by-step plans.
Lori practices in North Carolina and conducts sessions in English. Her approach blends practical skill-building with compassionate listening so people can gain tools and move forward at a pace that suits them.
Approaches that guide online work and practical benefits
Two evidence-based approaches Lori uses are skill-focused therapy and trauma-informed care. Skill-focused therapy teaches concrete tools for managing anxiety, stress, and communication problems, such as breathing techniques, thought tracking, and problem-solving steps. Trauma-informed care pays attention to how past hurts affect current behavior and relationships and helps people restore a sense of control and safety while processing difficult experiences.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with clients to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration guides whether sessions emphasize coping skills, relationship work, or longer-term processing of past events.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a work break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or people who prefer typing. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people fit therapy into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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