About Lourna
Dr. Lourna Charles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania. She brings 11 years of experience in the mental health field and helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addiction, ADHD, and other life challenges.
She favors practical, people-centered care. Sessions focus on skill building, problem solving, and finding small changes that make daily life easier. She listens for strengths and helps clients use those strengths to manage symptoms and move toward goals.
Background and approach
Her work draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and humanistic values. That means she helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and reflect on what matters to them. She also aims to create a welcoming, respectful space where people can talk through difficult feelings without judgment.
Clients can expect straightforward guidance and collaborative planning. Conversations may include goal setting, concrete coping strategies, and steps to improve communication with others. She encourages motivation and practical action rather than only talking about problems.
Dr. Charles supports people from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ concerns and issues around intimacy, parenting, and family stress. She also helps with mood disorders such as bipolar symptoms, anger, low self-esteem, and the emotional impact of trauma and abuse.
Her style is warm, encouraging, and direct. She helps clients identify strengths, build resilience, and take manageable steps toward better everyday functioning.
Using focused approaches in online therapy
Dr. Charles commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to guide sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice patterns of thinking that make problems worse and then try small behavior changes to test new ways of coping. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus and mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. The plan is collaborative so it can be adjusted as needs and progress become clearer.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let you use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in fits your day. Live chat and text-based messaging can support shorter updates, between-session coaching, or flexible check-ins when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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