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Lori Simmons

Supportive therapist blending mindfulness and skills

LMFT Maryland

Experience
16 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Lori

Lori Simmons is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people reduce stress and anxiety, manage mood challenges, and improve relationship communication.

Background and approach

Lori approaches therapy with attention to values, mindful awareness, and practical skills that can be used day to day. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters most and take small committed steps toward those values.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation and coping skills. The Gottman Method informs her work on communication and connection within relationships.

Clients often come for help with anger, sleep or eating struggles, parenting stress, or a return of symptoms after earlier treatment. Lori uses short-term strategies alongside longer-term skill building so people can see change and keep it.

Sessions emphasize compassion, acceptance, and learning clear tools to handle strong feelings. Lori aims to make therapy straightforward and useful.

She focuses on small, practical changes that improve daily functioning and relationships. Her work supports people exploring identity and LGBT concerns, career stress, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related difficulties.

Based in Maryland, Lori offers a calm, present-centered approach. She encourages people who have felt stuck by past treatments to try a different path that blends mindfulness, skills training, and relational work.

Online approaches that teach skills and connection

Online sessions can include the Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and DBT-informed skills. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and building practical habits that strengthen connections. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values, accept difficult feelings, and take small action steps toward what matters. Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose techniques and practice them in ways that fit the client's life and needs, adjusting over time as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and practicing communication skills. Phone sessions can fit a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging work well for quick check-ins, between-session support, and tracking small changes. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or parenting schedules.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, bipolar symptoms, anger, sleep and eating problems, career strain, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and LGBT concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her work combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques, and the Gottman Method to teach values-based action, emotion skills, and better communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist working with a range of mood and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LMFT licensed in Michigan and Florida and practices from Maryland.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and needs.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorder

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficulties

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman Method

Experience

16+ years

Licensed in

Maryland, Florida, Michigan

Languages

English