Lori Mcdunn , LPC-MHSP

Lori Mcdunn is a licensed professional counselor with mental health service provider designation, bringing ten years of clinical work in Tennessee. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce stress, anxiety, and symptoms of depression. Lori draws on a range of therapy methods to help clients facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, substance concerns, and challenges like ADHD and grief.

Her approach is warm and direct. She listens first, then helps build skills for handling intense feelings and difficult situations. Sessions aim to improve everyday functioning - sleep, coping with life changes, work and career stress, and personal boundaries.

Lori uses evidence-informed techniques to address patterns that keep people stuck. She supports those dealing with intimacy issues, body image or eating concerns, and sexual assault survivorship. She also helps people navigate compassion fatigue and caregiver stress without medical or legal advice.

Therapy blends practical skill-building with conversations about values and meaning. Lori pays attention to how past attachment and abandonment experiences shape current relationships. She offers support around divorce, blended family challenges, and communication problems while respecting each person’s pace.

Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Lori works with people across the U.S. and internationally, and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule their first appointment.

How Lori’s approaches fit into online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on identifying what matters to someone and taking action toward those values while building tolerance for difficult feelings. It can help with persistent anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills for intense emotions and relationship struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lori will talk with each person to understand their goals and preferences, and then suggest which methods to try first. That collaborative process means techniques can be adapted over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people have a full conversation and visual connection. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or a camera isn’t preferred. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when someone wants to write out thoughts instead of speaking. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to keep continuity of care across locations.