Lorena Thomas , LPC

Lorena Thomas, LPC, helps women and other adults who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, or major life changes. She creates a respectful, warm space where people can talk through what’s hardest and take gradual steps toward feeling more capable. Her approach emphasizes practical skills and the client’s own goals.

With six years of clinical experience, Lorena draws on client-centered work to let each person guide the pace and focus of sessions. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Mindfulness tools and motivational interviewing are part of how she helps people find steady motivation and manage difficult emotions.

Lorena has worked with concerns that often come up around aging and caregiving, money stress, workplace tension, and relationship conflict. She brings particular attention to issues many women name, such as self-love, guilt, isolation, and the strain of role changes. Sessions aim to improve daily functioning and restore more confidence.

In therapy she offers straightforward coping strategies and builds skills for long-term use. Conversations focus on small, achievable changes that add up over time. She adapts plans to each person’s life and priorities.

Lorena is licensed as a professional counselor in Georgia. Sessions are offered in English and available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and pace, giving the client space to lead conversations while the therapist listens and reflects. This approach is useful for building confidence and clarifying what matters most.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It works well for anxiety, depression, and stress by offering step-by-step tools and homework that can be reviewed during remote sessions.

Mindfulness therapy brings attention to present-moment experience through gentle practices that reduce reactivity. It is often paired with CBT to help manage worry and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Together they decide which combination of approaches fits the client's needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be simpler to fit into a break, and live chat or text messaging can support short check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and bring therapy into everyday life.