Lori Matheson
Compassionate guidance with practical tools
LPC Michigan
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Parenting, Depression
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Lori
Lori Matheson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family struggles, grief, trauma, and a wide range of life transitions.
Background and approach
She centers her work on the belief that each person brings valuable strengths and insight to the healing process, and she approaches therapy as a collaborative effort that builds on those existing resources.
With 15 years of experience, Lori combines practical strategies with reflective support to address issues such as intimacy concerns, sleep difficulties, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Her practice also attends to specific needs like attachment issues, caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image, and blended family dynamics.
Lori uses evidence-informed methods to help clients develop coping skills and move toward meaningful change. Clients working with Lori can expect a respectful, supportive atmosphere that honors their personal story while offering structured tools and mindfulness-based practices to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.
She encourages taking the first step and offers guidance throughout the process of setting and pursuing therapeutic goals.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It is often used for concerns like anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and practice psychological flexibility by learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful action; it can be useful for stress, grief, and persistent worry. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relational patterns influence current relationships and emotional responses, which can help with intimacy issues, attachment concerns, and family dynamics.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself, and the therapist will collaborate with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can blend different techniques so the plan evolves as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to connect from home. These formats support ongoing access to licensed professionals and allow clients to choose the interaction style that feels most comfortable for skill practice, check-ins, and deeper sessions.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English