Lori Parrs, LMHC

Lori Parrs is a licensed mental health counselor with eight years of clinical experience in Florida. She focuses on helping people facing eating concerns, addictions, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Lori aims to create a warm, accepting space where people can talk about hard issues and take practical steps forward.

She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Lori also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods to support values-based living and stronger self-awareness. Mindfulness and elements of dialectical behavior work appear in sessions when they fit a person's needs.

Her style blends straightforward, action-oriented work with empathy. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, small experiments between meetings, and skills that can be used right away. Lori adapts her approach to match where someone is in the process of change and what they can manage at the time.

People come to her for a range of issues including body image, compulsive eating, substance concerns, trauma and grief. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, career pressure, ADHD, and emotional regulation problems. The aim is practical improvement rather than labels or quick fixes.

She provides sessions in English and works with clients in Florida as well as international clients. Lori offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their life.

Online approaches that guide practical change

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people spot patterns of thinking that get in the way and test new ways of responding. It is often used for anxiety, depression, eating issues, and problems with compulsive behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. It can help with motivation, self-esteem, and living more in line with what matters. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own perspective and aims to create an accepting space where they can explore choices and regain agency.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lori will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose strategies and adjust the plan over time so it fits the client’s life and progress.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging works for ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work even when travel or schedules change.