Lori Farrens , LCPC, LPC

Lori Farrens is a licensed counselor with 18 years of professional experience who focuses on helping people navigate addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and major life transitions. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials - LCPC meaning Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and LPC meaning Licensed Professional Counselor - and maintains a Master Addiction Counselor credential that reflects specialized training in addiction treatment. She is licensed to practice in Georgia, Idaho, and Nevada and brings long-term clinical experience to each case.

Lori tailors her conversations and treatment plans to the individual, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Her work centers on empowering clients while encouraging acceptance so that change becomes possible through insight and practical steps. She prioritizes a nonjudgmental environment where difficult topics can be addressed without shame, and she focuses on identifying strengths to provide direction and hope.

Whether supporting someone through loss, helping manage anger, addressing substance or sexual addictions, or assisting first responders and those facing end-of-life concerns, Lori combines experience with a client-centered ethic. Her approach is intended to meet each person where they are and guide them toward sustainable change with integrity and clear, attainable goals.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Remote Care

Lori Farrens draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical skills and emotional processing. One common focus is skills-based work that helps clients identify and modify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete tools to manage cravings, anger, anxiety, and everyday stressors. Another focus is trauma-focused processing that supports exploration of painful experiences, development of strategies to handle triggers, and gradual integration of difficult memories to reduce their ongoing impact. These approaches are applied to issues such as addictions, grief, post-traumatic stress, and life transitions.

Finding the right combination of techniques is part of the therapeutic process. Lori works collaboratively with each person to determine which strategies best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made and circumstances change.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier for clients to access care from home or on the go. These formats offer scheduling flexibility, consistent contact between sessions when needed, and multiple ways for clients to communicate with licensed professionals and therapists according to what feels most comfortable for them.