Norene Vello, LPCC

Norene Vello is a licensed professional counselor in Ohio with 20 years of clinical experience who brings a compassionate, whole-person approach to therapy. She holds a master of arts in Pastoral Clinical Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary and is credentialed as an LPCC - a licensed professional clinical counselor who provides mental health care and therapeutic guidance. Her work blends psychological methods with spiritual sensitivity to meet the needs of each person she serves.

She has supported clients ages 6 to 82 using tools such as cognitive and achievement assessments, mindfulness breathing exercises, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. For nearly two decades she has co-facilitated small women's groups that draw on Biblical principles, spiritual mindfulness practices like meditation and prayer, creative outlets such as journaling and art, and therapeutic techniques including CBT and positive psychotherapy. Those groups have addressed depression, anxiety, self-esteem, abuse, and self-destructive patterns.

Norene frames psychotherapy around the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual dimensions of life, believing that distress in one area affects the whole person. Her sessions aim to foster safety, peace, healing, and a renewed sense of purpose and belonging. She welcomes the opportunity to walk alongside clients as they work toward contentment, health, and wholeness in God.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Norene Vello

Norene uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the conversation and the therapist listens attentively to help them discover their own solutions. This approach is helpful for building self-esteem, addressing loneliness, and navigating life changes.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical, skills-focused approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT is often applied to anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns like codependency.

Mindfulness Therapy is woven into her work through breathing exercises and present-moment practices that reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation, useful for trauma, stress, and chronic worry.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Norene collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so care remains responsive and client-centered.

Online therapy with Norene offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit regular therapy into a busy life, maintain continuity between appointments, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for each person.