Lori Parrs , LMHC

Lori Parrs is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 8 years of counseling experience. She has worked across a variety of settings with diverse populations and addresses a broad range of concerns, focusing particularly on eating disorders, compulsive overeating, exercise and food addiction, body image and self-esteem difficulties.

In addition to her specialization in eating and food-related issues, she brings experience supporting people with addictions, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family struggles, parenting and caregiver stress, and other life transitions. Her clinical interests also include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, and challenges such as guilt, shame, and forgiveness.

Her therapeutic style is warm, accepting, and action-oriented. She takes an integrative, holistic approach and tailors treatment to each person’s needs and stage of change, drawing on cognitive-behavioral and humanistic principles to help clients develop practical skills and insight. Lori aims to meet clients where they are and to support and empower individuals who are ready to move toward meaningful change.

Integrative Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and take committed action toward a more meaningful life. It focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while building practical steps to move forward, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and challenges with motivation and self-image.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship. By offering empathy and unconditional positive regard, this approach supports self-exploration and strengthens self-esteem and interpersonal functioning, often helping with relationship issues, attachment concerns, and identity struggles.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness practices that reduce reactivity and increase emotional regulation. These techniques can complement other therapies for stress, eating-related concerns, and trauma recovery.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lori collaborates with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences, and adapts strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to access support despite busy schedules or geographic distance. Licensed professionals and therapists can use these formats to deliver focused, skill-based work and ongoing support in ways that fit each person’s life.