About Lori
Lori Simmons is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of experience. She offers an approach rooted in mindful awareness and present-moment living to help people feel calmer and more able to cope.
Background and approach
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients connect with their values and take steps toward a life that feels meaningful. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are woven in to help manage intense emotions and reduce reactivity.
The Gottman Method informs work on communication and connection in close relationships. Many clients come for help with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, bipolar mood shifts, trauma, or issues with eating and sleep.
Lori also supports people facing relationship or intimacy concerns, parenting strain, anger, and career stress. She explains options plainly and focuses on what will make a real difference day to day.
Sessions aim to teach practical skills that can be used right away. People often learn techniques to reduce distress, improve communication, and change how they respond to difficult situations.
Lori tailors strategies to each person rather than relying on one fixed plan. Lori works with people in Maryland and conducts sessions using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
She treats the start of therapy as a collaboration and helps each person choose an approach that fits their goals and life.
How ACT, DBT, and Gottman work in online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take actions that align with their values. It often helps with anxiety, stress, and feeling more purposeful in daily life.Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills are useful for managing intense emotions, reducing reactivity, and improving communication.
The Gottman Method concentrates on practical communication strategies and building connection in close relationships. It helps people improve problem-solving, repair after conflict, and increase positive interactions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the person's life and adjust as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is low, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to use skills when situations arise.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, Florida, Michigan
- Languages
- English