About Lori
Lori Centineo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, and relationship concerns. She offers a direct, approachable style that aims to make therapy practical and understandable for busy parents and adults.
Lori draws on ten years of experience to meet people where they are and help them take manageable steps forward. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen and build goals together.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behavior. Mindfulness techniques help people notice stress and respond with more choice. Lori also brings Motivational Interviewing and Imago Relationship Therapy into sessions when those methods fit the concern.
Her background includes work in outpatient settings and an earlier career as an elementary school teacher. That classroom experience helps her explain skills in simple, concrete ways. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can speak honestly and focus on next steps.
Sessions are tailored to the person's needs, whether the focus is mood, family dynamics, coping with change, or managing attention and daily tasks. Lori emphasizes collaboration so clients help shape each session. She keeps language simple and practical so parents and adults can use what they learn the next day.
People who want a straightforward, steady approach to common life and relationship struggles often choose to work with her. Her practice combines talk, skill building, and brief mindfulness exercises to make progress feel attainable.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building goals together, with the therapist following the person's lead to shape sessions that matter. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive, nonjudgmental space to sort priorities and make decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and practices small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and for developing routines that help with attention and daily tasks.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lori will collaborate with each person to test methods and adjust as needed based on goals, needs, and what feels useful. That teamwork helps figure out whether talk, skills practice, mindfulness, or relational methods are most helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and exercises that use visual cues, while phone sessions can fit a short break or lower bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or send quick updates. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around school, work, and family life while using the therapeutic approaches described above.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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