About Lori
Dr. Lori Ferreira is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Hawaii who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, and parenting strain. She brings 16 years of experience and a warm, interactive style to sessions.
Her approach centers on listening and respect while helping clients find practical ways forward. Dr. Ferreira begins by learning what matters most to each person.
She treats people as the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on real problems and clear steps that can be tried between sessions. Her work draws on client-centered methods that prioritize empathy and understanding. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behavior patterns.
Mindfulness practices are included when helpful to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the individual. Dr.
Ferreira helps set small, achievable goals and checks progress regularly. She emphasizes practical skills for handling daily stress, improving communication, and rebuilding confidence. People often come for help with life changes, family conflict, intimacy issues, compassion fatigue, or finding purpose.
Dr. Ferreira aims to create an encouraging space where people can try new ways of coping and make steady changes toward better emotional balance.
Therapeutic approaches and what online therapy offers
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following each person's priorities; it helps people feel understood and find direction for change. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions and teaches practical exercises to test new habits and reduce anxiety or unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Ferreira collaborates with clients to choose which methods to try based on their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day needs. Plans are adjusted over time so techniques fit the person's life and produce useful change.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii
- Languages
- English
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