Lori Ranfeld

Lori Ranfeld is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Missouri who has 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, and family conflict. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about hard things and feel heard. Lori encourages small steps and recognizes that reaching out for help takes courage.

Her approach is collaborative and practical. She listens first to understand what matters most to each person. Together they set simple goals and try strategies that fit daily life. Lori helps people sort through feelings, improve communication, and build skills to handle anxiety, depression, grief, and changes in life.

Lori also supports people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, anger, self-esteem struggles, and compassion fatigue. She works with issues related to adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family concerns, and intellectual disability. She offers coaching around career, money, and life purpose as well as help with forgiveness, guilt, and shame.

Sessions are aimed at practical problem solving and steady progress. Lori explains options, checks in on how interventions are working, and adjusts the plan as needed. She invites clients to move at a pace that feels safe while encouraging measurable change.

People who want straightforward support with everyday problems or deeper emotional wounds may find her style useful. Lori’s practice focuses on clear steps, respectful listening, and helping clients build skills they can use outside of sessions.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Many clients benefit from practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and problem solving. One common approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and low mood; it helps with worries, depression, and stress. Another common technique centers on building communication and relationship skills through role play and clear steps to improve interactions with partners and family members; it helps with conflict and parenting challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to pick techniques that match their goals, preferences, and daily routine. Progress is checked regularly and plans are adjusted when something is not working.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing check-ins during a lunch break. Because session formats are not specified here, please confirm available online options before booking. Discussing preferred formats and scheduling needs during the first steps will help align therapy with everyday responsibilities.