Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Lori works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lori
Dr. Lori Malkasian is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in counseling and 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on clear, practical help when life feels overwhelming.
She listens, asks straightforward questions, and helps people find steps they can try between sessions. Her background includes work with teens and adults who are facing mood challenges, behavior problems, and relationship tensions. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth.
Background and approach
She uses client-centered strategies to understand each person's priorities and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and mindfulness techniques are also part of her toolbox when feelings and interactions get stuck. Sessions emphasize skills you can use right away, such as coping tools, communication practice, and routines that reduce stress.
Dr. Malkasian also addresses practical family concerns like parenting strain, blended family adjustments, and adoption or foster care issues by helping parents and caregivers find workable strategies. She supports people dealing with grief, trauma, addiction, anger, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and career or money stress.
Her style is steady, responsive, and goal-oriented. People who prefer straightforward guidance and concrete exercises tend to do well with her. She invites questions and focuses on what will make daily life more manageable.
Her practice is based in South Carolina and sessions are offered in English to both local and international clients. Her credential is LMFT, which reflects her specialization in relational and family systems. With two decades of experience, she combines clinical knowledge with practical problem-solving to help people move forward.
What Lori works with
Everything Lori lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lori's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lori lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's goals and experiences. In this approach the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns, and offers support so people can define the changes they want. It helps when someone needs a trusting space to make sense of difficult feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Sessions teach practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress when concrete steps are needed between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try strategies, and adjust methods to fit a client's needs and preferences. That collaboration helps identify what feels most helpful over time rather than assuming one fixed method.
Online therapy with her includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversations and role-play. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera time is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and to continue care across locations.
Questions people ask about Lori
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, parenting strain, addiction, grief, trauma, self-esteem, career and money issues, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and more.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens, helps set concrete goals, and teaches tools people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Doctor of Psychology in counseling and has 20 years of clinical experience working with adolescents and adults.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices from South Carolina and holds the credential LMFT, which denotes Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost work for sessions?
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 her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.