Lori Arceneaux

Lori Arceneaux is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 22 years of practice in Louisiana. She creates a warm, caring atmosphere where people can talk about hard things and take small steps toward change. Lori focuses on building strengths and practical tools to handle stress, relationships, grief, and life transitions.

Her approach blends client-centered care with methods that focus on thoughts, emotions, and interactions. Lori uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help reframe thinking patterns and Mindfulness Therapy to teach grounding skills for strong emotions. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused ideas and elements of the Gottman Method to improve communication and repair relationship strain.

Clients often come for help with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and anger. She also works with concerns such as parenting stress, family conflict, self-esteem, body image, fertility issues, and caregiving burdens. Grief and end-of-life discussions, including hospice and end-of-life counseling, are part of her practice.

Lori emphasizes practical steps in sessions. She partners with each person to set realistic goals and practices new ways of communicating and problem solving. Sessions focus on skill building, emotional understanding, and small behavior changes that fit daily life.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. Lori encourages people to start with one step, then build momentum toward the life they want. She helps clients recognize strengths and use them in real situations.

How Lori’s approaches work in online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting what matters most to the person. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects feelings, and helps people name goals so sessions feel useful and grounded.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In short, it helps people test unhelpful thoughts and practice small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or depression.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on feelings in relationships and helps partners or family members notice patterns that create distance. It can be useful for improving communication and repairing attachment-related distress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative step. Lori will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide what to try and adjust methods as progress is made.

Online sessions can make therapy easier to fit into busy days and help people keep consistent practice between meetings. Because the biography did not list specific formats, confirm available session types before booking. Many people like that virtual sessions reduce travel time, let them check in from a quieter spot, or allow shorter focused meetings when schedules are tight.