Licensed clinical social worker recordFlorida
Credentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Florida
- LCSW, licence SW4569
- NPI
- 1376999219
- Experience
- 33 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
These details come from information Lori supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Caregiver support
About Lori
Lori Carpenter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida with 33 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem and coping with major life changes. She also addresses compassion fatigue and caregiver-related emotional strain.
Lori works with people facing chronic illness, cancer, and the stresses of caregiving. She supports those dealing with addiction recovery, control or codependency issues, and problems with communication. Her practice includes work on isolation, life purpose, self-love, forgiveness, and women's issues.
In sessions she listens for the practical problems under the feelings. Conversations are aimed at clearer thinking, better communication, and useful next steps. She draws on decades of experience with end-of-life care and family meetings to help people manage hard choices and intense emotions.
Clients can expect straightforward discussion about coping skills and relationship patterns. Lori uses approaches that emphasize skills practice and reflective conversation to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. She often helps people translate insights into concrete changes at home, work, and in caregiving roles.
Her background includes individual, family, and group counseling tied to chronic illness and bereavement work across many years. That experience informs practical strategies for grief, stress, and role strain. People come away with clearer priorities and steps they can try between sessions.
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Therapeutic approaches and online work
Many therapists who focus on grief and life changes use cognitive and skills-based methods to help people manage distress. Cognitive approaches look at thought patterns that increase anxiety or low self-esteem, then practice ways to test and change unhelpful thinking. Skills-based techniques teach breathing, grounding, problem-solving, and specific communication moves that reduce immediate stress and improve interactions. Brief experiential methods can help with intense emotions like grief and caregiver fatigue by giving a controlled way to express and process feelings. These methods often combine talking with short exercises to make strong feelings easier to handle in daily life. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means adjusting pace and techniques over time as progress and circumstances change. Confirm the actual session options before booking because formats are not specified here. Online work can make scheduling easier, help fit therapy into a workday or caregiving routine, and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when days are busy or offer a way to keep continuity of care when facing health or mobility challenges.CAreas of focus
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Additional focus areas
Experience
33+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include compassion fatigue, cancer, caregiver stress, addiction recovery, and women's issues.
What is her general approach in therapy?
Her work emphasizes practical coping skills, clearer communication, and steps to reduce overwhelm. Sessions include reflective conversation and skill practice aimed at everyday functioning.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 33 years of professional experience, including decades working with end-of-life care, chronic illness, and bereavement.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model 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 not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers