Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Lori works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lori
Lori Ranfeld is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri who focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship strain. She works with adults who are dealing with parenting concerns, family conflict, grief, addiction, or life transitions. Lori aims to make beginning therapy straightforward and approachable for someone who may feel nervous about asking for help.
She creates a calm space where people can talk about what feels hard without judgment.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and practical. Lori emphasizes listening first, then helping clients try small changes that can reduce emotional overwhelm and improve daily functioning. With 15 years of experience, Lori has worked across a range of concerns from mood struggles and trauma to career and self-esteem questions.
That background gives her a broad view of how problems in one part of life can affect other areas, like sleep, work, and close relationships. Lori uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on clear, doable steps. She commonly helps people learn skills for coping with intense emotions, improving communication, and managing addictive behaviors or compulsive patterns.
The goal is to leave sessions with something concrete to practice. She offers sessions in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Lori reminds new clients that starting therapy is a process and that she will work with them at a pace that feels right.
What Lori works with
Everything Lori lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lori's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques Lori uses include skill-based coping strategies that teach concrete ways to manage strong emotions and reduce reactivity. These strategies often involve short exercises to practice during the week and simple steps to interrupt heated moments, which can help with anger, anxiety, and stress.She also uses approaches that focus on problem solving and improving daily routines such as sleep, activity, and communication habits. These methods break larger problems into manageable tasks and are useful for depression, parenting stress, and life transitions.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Lori works collaboratively to learn what matters most to each person and then tailors techniques to fit their goals and preferences. She regularly checks in and adjusts plans so the work feels useful and practical.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper connection is helpful. Phone sessions can be a lighter option when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions or fit short reflections into a hectic day. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent alongside work, parenting, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Lori
What concerns does Lori commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, grief, addictions, trauma, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Lori listens without judgment and helps clients practice concrete skills between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Lori has 15 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules.
How do costs and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.