Lorraine Kenowski , LPC

Lorraine Kenowski is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Connecticut with over three decades of experience. She centers her work on practical changes and clear steps people can use to feel steadier. Lorraine speaks plainly and keeps sessions focused on what matters now.

She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood challenges, or grief. Lorraine also supports those handling life transitions, career strain, and intimacy or relationship concerns. Women's issues are a noted focus in her practice.

Her approach treats the person as the expert in their life. Lorraine draws on client-centered methods to listen closely and build on existing strengths. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical alternatives.

Mindfulness techniques and strategies from dialectical behavior therapy are part of her toolbox when emotions feel overwhelming. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change and keep going. Sessions tend to be collaborative, with goals set together.

Lorraine has worked with issues related to parenting, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, veteran and armed forces matters, and seasonal affective disorder. She aims for simple, doable steps clients can use between sessions. Her style is steady, respectful, and goal-oriented.

People who prefer clear feedback and a practical plan often find her approach helpful. Lorraine focuses on real-world changes, short-term skills, and the long view of building resilience over time.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and following the client's lead to set goals that feel meaningful. This approach helps people who need support naming priorities and building on strengths. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills to manage intense feelings and improve relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Lorraine will collaborate with each person to try methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they will check what helps, adjust techniques, and set clear short-term steps so progress is visible.

Online therapy can fit into busy lives through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is best. Live chat and messaging make it possible to touch base between sessions or to have shorter, focused exchanges that fit a break at work. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to keep steady progress over time.