- CBT techniques
- Client-centered
- Narrative therapy
About Lorena
Lorena Borella-Clements is an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with 17 years of clinical practice based in Oregon. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and depression. She also addresses concerns such as attachment wounds, blended family issues, communication problems, and caregiver stress.
Her sessions focus on practical ways to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. She uses conversations and exercises to notice patterns, test new ways of responding, and practice calmer reactions. Clients learn simple techniques for emotional regulation and clearer communication.
Lorena draws from several approaches to shape each session around what feels most useful that week. She blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral methods to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Narrative work and trauma-focused approaches are used when looking at how past experiences affect present relationships and reactions.
She speaks English and has lived experience as an immigrant from Argentina, which informs her multicultural perspective. She notes that documentation for courts, custody/DHS, and HR is outside the scope of her practice.
People who contact her typically want concrete tools and steady conversation about painful events, loyalty conflicts, or shifting household roles. Her practice aims to help people make clearer decisions, reduce overwhelm, and find more dependable ways to relate in blended households and other family contexts.
Approach-focused online sessions and what they look like
Client-centered therapy starts by listening and reflecting what matters to the client. It helps people feel heard and focus on their own priorities during difficult changes in a blended household.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It uses short exercises and practical homework to test new ways of thinking and to change unhelpful reactions to stress, anxiety, or relationship tension.
Narrative Therapy examines the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships. It can help separate a person's identity from painful events and reframe loyalty conflicts or patterns inherited from family of origin.
Finding the right approach is part of how she works. The therapist will talk with the client about symptoms, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That collaboration guides whether sessions lean more toward listening, cognitive work, narrative change, or trauma-focused techniques.
Confirm the exact session options before booking since formats are not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so sessions can happen between errands or during a work break. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises to work well over a screen or phone and help clients practice new skills in everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
California, Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and depression, plus related concerns such as attachment problems, abandonment, and blended family issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral and narrative techniques, and uses trauma-focused methods when relevant.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical practice as an LMFT working with adults on emotional and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and Oregon and is based in Oregon.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.