Lori Simmons, LMFT, LCMFT
About me
If you are seeking therapy, you have already been working so hard! It's time to try something different. I practice a therapy focusing on mindful awareness and living in the present; fully and peacefully experiencing life. As a result, clients experience symptom reduction and improvement in functioning. This therapy emphasizes values, forgiveness, acceptance, compassion, living in the present moment, and accessing a transcendent sense of self. This practice can often help people who have been unsuccessful with therapy in the past, have had a return of symptoms after repeated therapy, or are reluctant to engage in the therapeutic process.
Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and The Gottman Method, I am skilled at a variety of strategies to find a customized approach to meet your individual or relationship needs.
Many people find relief from anger, anxiety, depression, substance or food cravings, and improved communication and connection in their relationships through this process. They also develop an improved relationship with themselves and an increased sense of peace and well-being.
My aim is to provide you strategic tools that will allow you to quickly and permanently assist you in changing how you experience your circumstances and stressors, as well as improve your interactions with others.
I look forward to working with you!
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Gottman Method
License information
MI LMFT 4101007309
FL LCMFT MT4496
MD LCMFT Lcm418
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Lori Simmons. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Lori is amazing at helping me readjust my narratives and helps me to see the bigger picture.
Written on Jun 21, 2017 after therapy with Lori for 1 year and 11 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related, self esteem, anger, and depression
Lori is an amazing therapist. She is so good at listening when you need and helping you to dig deeper into your own narratives and thought patterns and helping you rearrange them to more accurately describe your situation, which in turn brings better understanding and less stress. She is a caring and trustworthy therapist who really does go above and beyond for her clients.
Written on Apr 12, 2017 after therapy with Lori for 1 year and 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related, self esteem, anger, and depression
Lori is insightful and clear when explaining personality behaviours, makes you think and helps you to see why things happen and what you have to consider to control those thought patterns.
Written on Nov 08, 2016 after therapy with Lori for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship, intimacy-related, and self esteem
She is thoughtful and friendly.
Written on Jul 28, 2015 after therapy with Lori for 2 weeks on issues concerning grief, and career
Lori seems to really care and come from a very logical perspective which has been helpful for me. This experience has been great so far.
Written on Jul 19, 2015 after therapy with Lori for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship, family, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping, and self esteem