- Social anxiety
- Stress management
- Self-esteem work
About Lori
Lori Ferguson is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Arizona with 23 years of experience. She focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, self-esteem, and related concerns such as social anxiety and phobia. Lori helps people who feel overwhelmed by life transitions or repeated low mood to find clearer steps forward.
She works with clients who struggle with isolation, communication problems, and attachment concerns. Lori also supports people coping with chronic illness, chronic pain, and the pressures of work and caregiving. She pays attention to issues common in pregnancy and childbirth and to struggles around body image and self-love.
Her style is collaborative and practical. Lori helps people name specific patterns, practice new ways of responding, and set manageable goals for daily life. Sessions are focused on skills people can use between meetings as well as on understanding how past experiences affect present feelings.
With many years in clinical practice, she brings experience across mood disorders, panic attacks, guilt and shame, and compassion fatigue. Lori uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to inform sessions and selects tools that match each person’s situation.
People who want steady, straightforward work on anxiety, relationships, and life changes often find this approach useful. To begin, a short intake and scheduling step helps match goals to session pacing and structure.
How therapeutic methods translate to online work
Many of the approaches Lori uses are evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and clear steps. For example, cognitive techniques involve noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small experiments to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms. Behavioral strategies include gradual exposure to feared situations and practice tasks that help people build confidence in social settings.Another common strand is skills training for emotion regulation and stress management. These practical tools teach breathing, pacing, and problem-solving to reduce the intensity of strong emotions and help with daily functioning during life changes or chronic health challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods based on goals, symptoms, and preferences. This is collaborative and may shift as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, appointments, and caregiving by removing travel time. They also allow shorter check-ins when people need brief support, or video meetings when visual cues are helpful; Lori will help choose what fits each person’s routine.
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Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she focus on?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and related concerns such as social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, using evidence-based techniques to identify patterns and teach skills people can use day to day.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working with mood issues, panic attacks, compassion fatigue, and long-term health-related stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Arizona and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography did not list specific formats.
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 together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.