Loretta Battistoni, LCSW

Loretta Battistoni is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over five years of professional experience supporting people through complex life challenges. Her clinical background includes work in hospital settings where she assisted clients living with chronic health conditions and substance misuse, bringing practical experience to issues that intersect medical and emotional needs.

She works with individuals facing addictions, grief and loss, shifts in motivation, self-esteem and confidence concerns, and the stresses of life transitions. Loretta emphasizes a strengths-based approach, helping clients identify and build on existing resources and skills to navigate difficulties and pursue meaningful change.

Committed to a warm and supportive therapeutic relationship, she approaches each person as the expert of their own story and collaborates with them to set goals and develop strategies that fit their life. Loretta recognizes the courage involved in beginning therapy and aims to make the first steps toward help feel manageable and hopeful.

Evidence-Based and Strengths-Focused Online Care

Loretta blends a strengths-based approach with evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support clients facing addiction, grief, chronic health challenges, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. The strengths-based focus helps clients identify existing skills and resources and apply them to overcome obstacles and build resilience. Evidence-based techniques refer to interventions grounded in research and clinical practice that target specific symptoms and patterns, offering structured strategies for coping and change.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Loretta collaborates with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time so the work aligns with each person’s situation and values. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy remains practical and relevant.

Online therapy provides flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow clients to access consistent care around work, medical appointments, caregiving responsibilities, and daily life demands. With a range of communication formats, clients and licensed professionals can choose what best supports engagement and progress.