Lorinda Wente, LCPC

Lorinda Wente is a licensed clinical professional counselor who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and trauma and abuse. She brings three decades of clinical experience to sessions and speaks plainly so overwhelmed people can follow along.

Her style is personable and interactive. She treats people with respect and sensitivity and avoids stigmatizing labels. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear conversation rather than jargon or long theory lectures.

Lorinda often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also draws from client-centered ideas to keep the pace and goals set by the person in therapy. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices are woven in when emotional regulation or distress tolerance is needed.

She has worked with a wide range of concerns across career, parenting, caregiver stress, body image, and women’s issues. Additional areas she addresses include obsessive thoughts and compulsions, phobias, post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective disorder, and veteran and armed forces issues. The work may also touch on family of origin patterns, control issues, codependency, and forgiveness.

In sessions Lorinda focuses on practical tools and ongoing dialogue. She helps people set clear goals, practice new skills between meetings, and track small changes over time. Her approach aims to be steady and collaborative so people feel guided but not dictated to.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

People can expect CBT to focus on noticing thoughts and testing small behavior changes. That approach helps with anxiety, depression, obsessive thoughts, and phobias by giving concrete skills to practice between sessions.

Client-centered work emphasizes the person’s own goals and pace. In this style the therapist listens, reflects, and follows what matters most to the person seeking help. Dialectical Behavior Therapy supplies short, teachable skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication when feelings run high.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Lorinda will collaborate with each person to choose which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can change over time based on what is working and what still needs attention.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a near face-to-face conversation; phone calls work well if bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or do shorter, focused touchpoints. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to practice skills where they are needed most.