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Lori Brinkley, LCSW
North Carolina
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anxiety and Relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness methods
- Relationship skills
About Lori
Lori Brinkley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma and grief. She works with adults navigating major life changes, parenting and co-parenting struggles, career stress, and issues tied to identity and intimacy. Lori also supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, eating concerns, anger, and self-esteem problems.
Her approach is practical and straightforward. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also draws on client-centered and mindfulness methods to slow down strong reactions and DBT skills for emotional regulation when needed.
In sessions Lori focuses on learning skills, setting small goals, and practicing different ways of handling difficult moments. She can work with someone alone on relationship problems when a partner won’t join therapy, helping that person develop new boundaries and communication moves. Humor and direct feedback are part of how she works, alongside clear problem-solving steps.
Lori brings long experience with adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, codependency, and family-of-origin trauma. She also addresses issues like infidelity, abandonment, and first responder stress with structured skills and behavioral strategies.
Outside of work she spends time outdoors, follows suspense novels and character-driven films, and enjoys travel and waterfall hunting. To begin a match process choose the online therapy options button, complete a short questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How Lori’s approaches translate to online sessions
Lori commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify thought patterns and practice different responses, which works well in a structured online session where homework and skill practice are reviewed. Client-centered therapy in her work focuses on listening and reflecting to clarify goals and values, helping people set practical next steps. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are needed, teaching concrete tools to manage intense feelings.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Lori will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together the therapist and client decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan as progress is reviewed.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter focused check-ins, and reduce travel time. Some approaches translate well to short skill reviews while others use slightly longer sessions for practice and coaching. Ask about the session lengths and formats offered when you complete the matching questionnaire.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and grief, and related issues like self-esteem and anger.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people identify unhelpful thoughts, test them, and try new behavioral responses to reduce distress and improve functioning.
What is her clinical background?
She has 25 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has worked extensively with trauma, family-of-origin issues, and relationship concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds an LCSW credential in North Carolina and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients outside the United States?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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