Lori Speed, LCMHC, LPC

Lori Speed pursued a lifelong desire to help others by building a career in mental health, guided by a faith-informed compassion for people in pain. She holds a degree in marriage, couples, and family counseling and brings a practical focus on relationships, parenting, and individual growth. Lori works with clients across concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, communication problems, divorce and separation, post-traumatic stress, and women's issues, and she also offers coaching to support life changes and goals.

With clinical experience that includes trauma and substance abuse work, Lori provides marriage counseling, premarital counseling, and divorce care while also seeing individuals for one-on-one therapy. She approaches each person as unique, tailoring sessions to individual needs and treating therapy as a collaborative, productive space to explore challenges and develop coping strategies. Lori emphasizes the importance of removing shame around seeking help and encouraging clients to take steps toward greater peace and functioning.

She is a licensed counselor holding the credentials LCMHC and LPC, which indicate professional licensure as a clinical mental health counselor and as a professional counselor. Lori combines evidence-based techniques with a relational focus to support clients and families as they navigate difficult seasons and pursue healthier patterns of connection and well-being.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Relationships and Trauma Online

Lori draws on approaches that align with her training in marriage, couples, and family counseling. A couples and family systems approach looks at patterns of interaction between partners and family members to identify dynamics that maintain conflict and to build healthier ways of relating. This approach is useful for relationship strain, communication problems, premarital preparation, and divorce care.

She also applies trauma-informed techniques to help people process difficult experiences and reduce the ongoing impact of past events. These methods emphasize safety, stabilization, and gradual skill building to manage symptoms of post-traumatic stress and related challenges.

Additionally, Lori uses coaching and skills-based strategies to address stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, and life transitions. These practical interventions focus on goal setting, communication skills, and problem-solving to support day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lori works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as trust and progress develop.

Online therapy offers flexibility to meet where life is busiest - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into work, family, and personal schedules while maintaining continuity of care with a licensed professional.