Lori Arceneaux

Lori Arceneaux is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 22 years of experience. She offers a warm, caring approach and focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and relationship stresses. Lori emphasizes practical steps people can take to improve communication and cope with life changes.

She draws on client-centered methods to meet people where they are and build on existing strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to identify unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method inform her work on relationship dynamics and improving connection.

Lori has spent much of her career helping people navigate parenting challenges, blended family issues, and adoption or foster care concerns. She also supports those facing grief, trauma, addiction, anger, and shifts in self-esteem. Her background includes work with first responders and people coping after natural or human-caused disasters.

In sessions she aims to create a straightforward plan, using mindfulness and motivational strategies when helpful. Lori partners with each person to set goals and track progress, adjusting the approach as needs change. Her style is practical, calm, and focused on making daily life feel more manageable.

She practices in Louisiana and works with English-speaking clients, including international clients when appropriate. To begin, readers are encouraged to follow the site’s Start Therapy process and complete the matching questionnaire to schedule a session based on availability.

How Lori’s Approaches Are Used in Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are. It emphasizes empathy and helping people identify their own goals, which can make online sessions feel focused and personal. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses small experiments to change unhelpful patterns; this approach is well suited to practical work between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how emotions shape relationship patterns and helps people try new ways of bonding and responding when feelings run high.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lori will work together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking what’s working and making adjustments over time so sessions stay relevant and useful.

The original biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm available session types before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use tools like guided mindfulness exercises, CBT worksheets, and communication practice between meetings to reinforce what’s discussed in sessions.