About Lorie
Lorie Mangen is a licensed clinical social worker in California with a decade of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and trauma. She also helps those facing challenges related to attention, focus, and memory. Her approach aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and manageable for someone taking a hard step toward change.
She creates a calm, open space where people can talk about thoughts and feelings without judgment.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical ways to reduce distress and build coping skills that fit daily life. She pays attention to how stress and past hurts affect current patterns and decisions. Lorie often addresses identity-related concerns for LGBTQ people and the effects of trauma and PTSD.
She works with clients who want to improve communication, reduce guilt and shame, or find clearer life purpose. Conversations can include strategies for managing addictive behaviors and improving concentration. Over the course of ten years, she has helped people break problems down into manageable steps.
She explains options plainly and checks in about what feels useful. Progress is measured by what changes a person notices in day-to-day life. Sessions are offered in English and take place with clients in California.
Lorie describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s goals guide the work together.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online therapy
Many evidence-based techniques focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building clear skills. Cognitive approaches look at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and teach practical ways to shift those thought patterns to reduce anxiety and stress. Skills-based strategies for trauma and addiction use step-by-step exercises to manage triggers, cravings, and strong emotions so daily life becomes more manageable.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. That collaboration guides which techniques are tried and how they are adjusted over time.
Online formats let people fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, working through moments between sessions, or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep consistent appointments and use skills where they matter most.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English