Lori Farrens , LCPC, LPC

Lori Farrens is a licensed counselor with 18 years of professional experience and multi-state licensure in Georgia, Idaho, and Nevada. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials - LCPC meaning Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and LPC meaning Licensed Professional Counselor - and also holds a Master Addiction Counselor license, reflecting specialized training in addiction treatment.

Lori works with people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, anger, and major life transitions. Her practice also includes attention to first responder issues, forgiveness work, guilt and shame, hospice and end-of-life counseling, isolation and loneliness, post-traumatic stress, sex-related concerns, sexuality, and social anxiety and phobia.

Her approach emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversation and treatment plans to each person’s specific needs. Lori aims to help clients move from unhappiness toward change through empowerment and acceptance, building on individual strengths to offer direction and hope. She creates a nonjudgmental space where clients can share difficult material without shame and works with integrity to support insight and practical steps forward.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Accessible Online Care

Lori Farrens uses trauma-informed techniques that focus on understanding the effects of traumatic experiences and helping clients build coping skills to reduce symptom impact and improve daily functioning. She applies addiction-focused counseling methods that emphasize motivation, relapse prevention, and practical strategies to manage cravings and triggers. Lori also employs grief and loss approaches that guide people through processing emotions, adjusting to change, and finding ways to live with loss.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Lori Farrens collaborates with each client to determine which techniques best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it simpler to maintain regular contact, fit sessions into a busy schedule, and continue work during life transitions or when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt evidence-based strategies to these formats to support consistent, effective progress.