- Stress and anxiety
- Career and motivation
- CBT and DBT methods
About Lorraine
Lorraine Luciano is an Arizona Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 45 years of experience. She works with adults on common struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addiction, and problems at work or in relationships. Her practice also covers parenting strain, sleep problems, ADHD concerns, and issues tied to trauma and abuse.
Her background includes long-term clinical work helping people manage life changes and rebuild day-to-day coping. She focuses on clear, direct conversation and practical steps rather than labels. Sessions typically look at immediate problems and skills that can make daily life easier.
She uses client-centered conversation as a base, then brings in strategies from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches when helpful. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are used for focus, relapse prevention, and building motivation. The aim is to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. She adapts the pace to each person and balances support with concrete tools. Lorraine encourages small, steady changes that fit into busy early-adult schedules.
People often come for help with feeling stuck after school or at a job, trouble with confidence, trouble sleeping, or relapse risk with substance use. Lorraine guides practical planning and skills practice, and she helps people pick priorities they can work on between sessions.
How Lorraine’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. It helps people feel heard and clarifies the issues they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or shift motivation. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships, useful for mood instability and impulsive behavior.Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the process. Lorraine works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s goals and daily life. She will review progress and adjust techniques as needs change, aiming for small, useful steps that can be practiced between sessions.
Specific session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into study or work schedules, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so sessions can fit into a lunch break or between classes. Lorraine emphasizes pragmatic tools you can use right away and will help plan how to practice them in everyday routines.
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Experience
45+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, self-esteem, career difficulties, relationship and family concerns, trauma and related issues.
How would she approach therapy with me?
She starts with client-centered conversation and adds concrete techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing as needed.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 45 years of professional experience working in counseling and mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Arizona and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not taking international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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