- CBT first
- Trauma-informed
- Practical tools
About Lorianne
Lorianne Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship concerns, family stress, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive for people who are worried about change.
Martin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a primary approach, mixing in motivational interviewing and trauma-focused strategies when they fit a person’s needs. She prefers a direct, open style in sessions and gives practical tools clients can use between meetings. Conversations are straightforward and goal oriented while still making room for emotions and personal history.
She has worked with people navigating blended family challenges, caregiving stress, abandonment concerns, attachment issues, and the strain of chronic illness or cancer. Her experience also includes supporting caregivers raising grandchildren and families with children who have developmental needs such as autism and Asperger syndrome.
Martin blends professional practice with personal insight. She draws on long-term clinical work alongside lived experience supporting a family member through aggressive cancer and raising a grandchild with significant developmental needs. That combination shapes how she listens and plans treatment.
People who want clear next steps and tools to manage day-to-day problems may find her approach helpful. She encourages clients to map out practical plans and build skills that fit their lives, one step at a time.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that focus on next steps
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change mood and reactions. It is often useful for depression, low self-esteem, and practical everyday problems.Motivational Interviewing is a conversational style that helps someone find their own reasons to change. It can be helpful when motivation feels stuck or when making a life shift is challenging.
Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and processing past harm so it causes less disruption in current life. It is used when trauma or abuse is part of what someone wants to work through.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That decision is reviewed and adjusted as progress is made.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since options are set by the practice. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy weeks, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people meet from different locations within the same state and keep the focus on practical skills and homework between sessions.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Lorianne focuses on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. She also helps with issues like caregiving stress, chronic illness, and body image.
What is her approach in sessions?
Her work centers on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with motivational interviewing and trauma-focused methods added when appropriate. Sessions emphasize practical skills, clear goals, and straightforward conversation.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns, including blended family issues and support for families with developmental needs.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are payments and cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.