Works with
How Lori works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lori
Lori Mello is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, anger, and related concerns. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce symptoms and regain a sense of control.
She brings 21 years of experience in mental health work, including individual and group counseling and administrative roles in social services. That background informs a straightforward, hands-on approach that aims to make therapy feel useful from the start.
Background and approach
Sessions are warm and interactive. Lori favors clear goals and tools clients can use between sessions. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and build trust, and on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in her practice to help people stay present and find internal motivation for change. Lori adapts these methods to each person rather than following a single rigid plan.
She is comfortable addressing a wide range of issues that can fuel anger, including communication problems, isolation, relationship concerns such as polyamory and non-monogamous arrangements, identity-related stress, and career or life-purpose questions. Lori frames work as a collaboration aimed at small, manageable changes that add up over time.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Communication problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Lori lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy places the person's experience at the center of the work and emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration; it helps people feel heard and shapes goals around what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger by teaching practical skills for thinking and acting differently.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and together they will choose or combine methods that fit. That collaborative planning helps tailor sessions so time is spent on the strategies that feel most useful to each person.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversations and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when low bandwidth is needed, live chat or text messaging can support shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy days and to keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Lori
What issues does Lori commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, anger, and related concerns such as eating issues, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive with a focus on clear goals and practical tools that clients can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience in mental health, including individual and group counseling and administrative roles in social service programs.
What credential and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How do fees and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to start, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.