Lori Rolf is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and self esteem concerns. She brings a warm, accepting presence to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use between meetings. Lori aims to build a collaborative relationship where each person’s goals guide the work.
Lori combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotion regulation and coping skills. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven in to support change and increase self-awareness.
She has worked with people facing addictions, eating concerns, grief, trauma, and relationship difficulties. Lori also supports those coping with compassion fatigue, bipolar disorder, career strain, ADHD, and life transitions. She lists women’s issues among her additional focus areas.
In sessions she helps people set clear, attainable goals and practices skills together so change feels manageable. Expect short-term strategies alongside longer work on underlying patterns when helpful. The emphasis is on what will make daily life easier and more satisfying.
Lori holds LCSW and LICSW credentials in California and Minnesota. She values empathy and respect and aims to create a steady partnership with each person who reaches out. If someone is ready to start, she guides them through the next steps to begin care.
How therapy approaches shape online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. In practice this means sessions start where the client is and priorities come from the client’s own goals; it helps with relationship strain, low self esteem, and life transitions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood. It uses simple, structured exercises to change patterns that keep problems like anxiety, depression, or disordered eating going.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. These tools are useful for managing intense emotions, anger, and situations that feel overwhelming.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. Together they set an individual plan and test practical skills to see what helps most.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and make scheduling around work or caregiving simpler. The specific session formats this therapist offers are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. That way sessions can be planned to match personal routines and daily commitments.
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, eating concerns, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and self esteem challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is empathic and accepting, emphasizing a collaborative partnership and practical skills to use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working as a counselor and therapist across a range of concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Minnesota with licensure in California and Minnesota noted as CA LCSW and MN LICSW.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified here; confirm available formats when scheduling so you know whether video, phone, or in-person options are offered.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.