- Client-centered approach
- CBT and DBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
About Lorraine
Lorraine Luciano is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona with 45 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges with motivation and self-esteem. Her practice also addresses substance use concerns, career difficulties, relationship and intimacy issues, and problems tied to trauma and abuse.
She uses straightforward conversation to understand what feels most important to each person. Sessions focus on identifying what keeps difficult feelings active and developing practical steps to reduce them. Lorraine draws on client-centered work and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns and test new ways of responding.
Over a long career she has worked with a wide range of situations, including abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image struggles. She also addresses ADHD-related challenges, codependency, and blended family stresses. Her background includes helping people with sleeping problems and compassion fatigue related to caregiving roles.
In practice she combines mindfulness skills and elements of dialectical behavior therapy when emotions feel intense. Motivational interviewing informs how she supports change around substance use and habits. The aim is practical: clearer steps, better problem-solving, and less time stuck in self-blame.
She asks about what you want from therapy and adapts the conversation to that goal. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site's online options.
How her main approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters most to the person. In online sessions this looks like open conversation that helps clarify goals and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches people to spot thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, then try practical experiments to change them. CBT online often uses worksheets or short exercises between sessions to track progress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lorraine will talk with each person about their needs and goals and choose which methods to use together. That collaborative planning means the approach can shift if something isn’t helping or if a different focus feels more useful.
Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time around work or caregiving. It also lets people practice skills in their everyday settings and bring real-life examples into sessions without promising a particular format.
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Experience
45+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, motivation and self-esteem issues plus substance use, career concerns, relationship and intimacy difficulties, and trauma-related problems.
How does she approach guilt or shame related concerns?
Her work uses client-centered conversation alongside CBT techniques to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses rather than staying stuck in shame.
What is her background and experience?
She holds an LPC credential and has 45 years of professional experience working with adults across many presenting problems.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona and conducts practice from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.