Lorey Simons , LPCC

Lorey Simons is a non-judgmental, open-minded Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) who centers care on each person's unique life experience and perspective. She practices in a way that respects clients and invites them to take an active role in shaping their therapy, using a client-centered approach that encourages collaboration and personal agency. By working together, she helps people develop practical skills and a treatment plan tailored to the goals they want to reach.

Lorey has extensive experience supporting individuals coping with trauma and the anxiety that often accompanies such experiences. She incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques like journaling and methods to challenge cognitive distortions so clients can recognize and shift unhelpful thought patterns that contribute to a negative perceptual bias. Her work emphasizes skill-building and practical strategies to address stress, relationships, depression, sleep difficulties, parenting concerns, and a range of other challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Lorey draws on client-centered therapy to create a respectful, collaborative environment in which the client guides the pace and focus of sessions. This approach helps people feel more involved in their care and supports work on relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns through practical tools such as journaling and cognitive restructuring, which can be effective for anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used to teach emotional regulation and distress tolerance strategies that are useful for impulsivity, anger, and intense emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Lorey works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can evolve over time as progress is made and priorities shift.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or manage geographic constraints. These options support ongoing access to licensed professionals and allow therapy to continue consistently as life changes occur.