Lori Gordon, LCSW

Lori Gordon is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and trauma. She supports those coping with depression, self-esteem challenges, grief, and life changes. Lori speaks directly and treats each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

She brings 16 years of experience to her work and adapts conversations to fit what each person needs. Lori listens for what matters most to the client and shapes a plan around their goals. She encourages small, practical steps that can fit into everyday life.

Lori uses approaches such as acceptance and commitment work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values. She also draws on dialectical skills and emotionally focused ideas when relationships or intense emotions are central to the concern.

Her background includes practice in Missouri and experience across a range of issues from parenting and intimacy to chronic pain, attachment concerns, and coping with loss. Lori aims to create a calm, direct space for people to talk through what’s weighing on them and try new ways of responding.

If you are thinking about therapy for ADHD, anger, communication problems, or coping with a health condition, Lori can help you clarify goals and try approaches that fit your situation.

How Lori’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then choose actions that match what matters to them. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with long-term health challenges. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely, reflecting back what is said, and creating a respectful space so people can find their own solutions; it supports self-esteem, grief work, and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks down unhelpful thought patterns and tests new behaviors in everyday life, which can be useful for worry, sleep problems, and managing anger.

Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which approaches to try based on goals and preferences. Sessions often mix several methods rather than sticking to a single label, and the plan can be adjusted as needs change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow brief check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people continue care when life or health challenges make in-person visits harder. A clear discussion about scheduling and session length helps match therapy to everyday routines.