- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness skills
- Solution-focused work
About Lori
Lori Brinkley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, and life transitions. Lori also offers support for LGBT issues, grief, eating and anger concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Her background includes long-term work with people managing co-parenting after divorce, adoption and foster care questions, codependency, and blended family issues. She describes practical offer of "couples counseling for one," where she meets with one partner to learn new tools when the other is not ready for therapy. That option is aimed at improving communication and setting boundaries in relationships.
Lori uses straightforward, skills-focused work. She leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, solution-focused ideas, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, and a client-centered attitude to talk through problems. Sessions often include learning coping techniques, practicing communication, and setting small goals to test new behaviors.
She draws on decades of experience to move between direct feedback and support as needed. Humor and everyday examples appear in her sessions to make hard topics easier to approach. Lori also brings practical problem solving for career stress, caregiver strain, and the complex feelings that come with divorce or blended households.
Outside of work she spends time outdoors, reads suspense fiction, and travels in search of waterfalls. Her personal life informs an active, down-to-earth approach to therapy that focuses on realistic changes people can try between sessions.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on hearing the person's own perspective and building practical steps from that understanding. It helps when someone needs a listening approach that still leads to action and clearer choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Online sessions using CBT typically introduce simple exercises and homework to test new ways of thinking and acting between meetings.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and sharpening communication. Those skills often suit relationship strain, anger, and stress management in blended households.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to pick approaches that match their concerns, goals, and preferences. That choice may shift as the work continues based on what is most helpful.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since this profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - shorter check-ins, not needing travel time, and scheduling around work or caregiving. It also lets people practice communication tools in real time and bring up situations that happened between sessions for immediate problem solving.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to stepfamilies?
She lists blended family issues among her focus areas and works with adults on co-parenting, communication, and loyalty conflicts within new households.
What is her general therapy style?
She combines direct feedback with supportive coaching, using practical skills, role practice, and humor to address problems.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 25 years of experience as an LCSW working with trauma, mood and relationship issues.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the profile does not list specific formats.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use 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.