- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Lorinda
Lorinda Wente is an LCPC licensed in Kansas with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related issues.
Wente often helps clients who are navigating career shifts, body image concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, and divorce or separation. She also sees people coping with obsessive-compulsive patterns, phobias, seasonal affective disorder, and military-related issues for dependents and active duty. LGBT concerns and women’s issues are listed among her focus areas.
Her style is personable and interactive. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats each person with respect and sensitivity.
She names several approaches she uses, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas. In practice this means combining emotional exploration with skills-based tools when helpful.
Wente adapts the pace and the methods to the concerns someone brings. Some sessions center on exploring feelings and relationship patterns. Others focus on rebuilding routines, practicing coping skills, or changing unhelpful thinking.
People who prefer clear steps and practical skills will find cognitive-behavioral and DBT elements available. Those wanting to look at long-standing emotional patterns may find the client-centered and psychodynamic material useful. Overall, the work balances emotion, behavior, and everyday problem solving.
How Emotion-Focused and Skills-Based Approaches Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) pays attention to feelings and the patterns they create in relationships and personal behavior. Online EFT sessions focus on naming emotions, tracking how they show up, and trying new ways of responding to painful feelings. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and uses reflective listening to help someone clarify what matters and make choices that fit their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions often include short behavioral experiments, thought records, or practical homework to change unhelpful patterns. These approaches can help with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and coping after trauma. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about symptoms, goals, and personal preferences and then recommend whether EFT, CBT, client-centered work, or a mix will be most useful. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted over time as needs change. Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let clients use visual or written tools during a session and practice skills in the context of everyday life.Areas of expertise
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Kansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting problems, grief, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related issues, among others.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is personable and interactive, with conversations that combine emotional exploration and practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working as a psychotherapist.
What credential and location should I know about?
She holds the LCPC credential and is licensed in Kansas.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.