Lori Mello , LPC

Lori Mello is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with 21 years of experience helping people navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and major life transitions. She offers a warm, interactive counseling style that emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while avoiding labels, meeting each person where they are and tailoring support to individual needs.

Across her career Lori has provided both individual and group counseling and has completed extensive administrative work within a variety of social service programs, which gives her a practical perspective on the systems that affect clients' lives. In private practice she integrates an eclectic mix of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness techniques to create pragmatic, evidence-informed strategies. She is also a certified life coach and applies goal-focused tools when appropriate to help clients move toward measurable progress.

Lori works with a broad range of concerns including stress, self-esteem, eating issues, anger, career challenges, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, and relationship matters such as polyamory and other non-monogamous arrangements. She provides services in English and accepts clients in Michigan through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and messaging. Lori approaches therapy as a collaborative journey aimed at helping people reclaim a sense of control and develop sustainable coping skills.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Lori frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing in her online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more effective patterns - it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and attention practices that can reduce rumination and improve emotion regulation, which is helpful for grief, trauma reactions, and ongoing stress. Motivational Interviewing focuses on enhancing a person’s own motivation to change and resolve ambivalence, making it useful for clients working on behavior change or clearer life goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lori works collaboratively with each person to choose and adapt methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy with a licensed professional offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity through life changes, and access a therapist from different locations. Lori tailors the format and pace to match each client's comfort and practical needs.