About Lorraine
Lorraine Schaefers is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress and anxiety and navigate relationship and family difficulties. She speaks plainly and meets people where they are. Lorraine aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive.
She works with adults facing grief and loss and those adjusting to significant life changes. Lorraine also addresses common concerns like communication problems, forgiveness, and feelings of isolation or loneliness.
Background and approach
Her practice focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions. With 13 years of clinical experience, Lorraine adapts conversations and plans to each person’s needs. She listens for what matters most and offers structure when things feel overwhelming.
Sessions emphasize clear goals and steady progress rather than jargon or one-size-fits-all solutions. She holds a license as a marriage and family therapist, LMFT, and is licensed in New Jersey and New York. Lorraine combines gentle support with straightforward tools so people can manage symptoms and build better daily routines.
People often come for help with anxiety, stress, relationship tension, or mourning a loss. Lorraine helps them sort priorities, practice better communication, and find small changes that add up. Her approach is collaborative and focused on what the client needs now and next.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Many therapists use evidence-based techniques that focus on changing thoughts, behaviors, and daily habits. One common approach helps people recognize anxious thinking patterns and practice new ways of responding. It often involves short exercises to try between sessions and skills for managing worry and stress.Another approach emphasizes improving how people talk and listen to each other. Sessions teach practical communication tools and problem-solving steps that help reduce conflict and rebuild connection. These techniques are useful for relationship strain and family tensions.
Choosing the best approach is a team effort. Lorraine will work with each person to identify goals and test methods that fit their situation and preferences. She adjusts plans as progress unfolds so the work stays relevant and manageable.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different lifestyles. Video calls let people work face to face from wherever they are. Phone sessions are a good option when video isn’t convenient or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easy to check in or get short, timely support between longer sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy week while keeping sessions focused on practical change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey, New York
- Languages
- English
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