Lora Hack , LCSW

Lora Hack is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience providing adult individual therapy in Virginia. She focuses on the lasting effects of trauma, life stress, and major transitions. Lora helps people reduce anxiety and depression while building more stable relationships and a clearer sense of self.

She aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can be truly heard. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's comfort. Lora often looks at how past wounds and recurring themes shape present choices and feelings.

Her work supports people who struggle with trauma, sexual assault and military sexual trauma, and with issues like abandonment, codependency, and intimacy concerns. She also helps with stress, anger, sleep problems, ADHD challenges, and career or life-purpose questions.

In sessions she combines several approaches to match what a client needs. That can include practical behavior-focused work, mindfulness skills to steady attention, and narrative conversation to reframe painful stories. The goal is to try new ways of relating to yourself and others without moving faster than feels right.

Lora describes her style as compassionate and acceptance-based. She guides people toward greater self-worth, stronger relationships, and tools that make everyday life more manageable. If someone wants steady support while navigating big changes, Lora offers a thoughtful, steady presence.

Approaches and how online therapy can help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then take values-based actions. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and moving through life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear exercises and homework. This approach suits worries, panic, and mood challenges. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes a caring, accepting therapeutic relationship where the client sets the pace and direction of work.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy and usually happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process means techniques can be blended and changed as progress and preferences become clear.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice conversations in real time. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work for brief updates, coaching style support, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options increase flexibility so therapy can happen around work, caregiving, or travel plans.