Loraine (Lori) Sawyer welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck.
01About Loraine
Loraine (Lori) Sawyer welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. She helps with stress, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, and trauma-related difficulties. Lori holds LPCC and LMHC credentials and brings 15 years of clinical experience to her work.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what matters most and build momentum for change.
Background and approach
Solution-Focused methods keep sessions goal-oriented and short-term when that fits the person's needs. Lori has experience supporting parents and young adults, including people affected by adoption, attachment issues, and autism. She also addresses sleep problems, anger, OCD symptoms, bipolar mood concerns, and the impact of prejudice or discrimination.
These areas often overlap, and she helps people sort priorities and make manageable plans. Sessions are conversational and skills-based. Lori listens, asks practical questions, and suggests small experiments to try between meetings.
She emphasizes strengths and teaches coping tools that can reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning. People who choose Lori typically want clear steps and empathetic support. Her work aims to reduce distress and help clients notice small, steady gains.
She invites anyone ready to take the next step to begin the matching process and set up a first session.
02Credentials
- LMHC (Hawaii)
- License 470 · expires June 2026
- LPCC (California)
- License 17146 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1447586607 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Loraine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Methods Loraine names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Loraine names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
People can expect clear, skills-focused work using well-established methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify the thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to interrupt them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and mood regulation. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational way to strengthen commitment to change by exploring personal values and resolving mixed feelings; it can help with addictions, behavior change, and building motivation for parenting or lifestyle shifts.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in day-to-day life. This may mean combining techniques, trying short-term solution-focused steps, or focusing on trauma-informed strategies when that is needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into tight schedules, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing brief contact and reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or school routines while continuing steady progress.
05Questions people ask
What concerns can Lori help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, parenting strain, addictions, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and empathetic, focusing on clear goals, small experiments, and tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Lori has 15 years of clinical experience and has worked with parents and young adults, especially around trauma, adoption, attachment, and neurodiversity.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds CA LPCC and HI LMHC credentials and practices from Hawaii.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Lori?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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