Lorraine Stamp, LCSW-R

Lorraine Stamp is a licensed clinical social worker with 28 years of experience helping people navigate major life challenges. She listens first, helping clients name the problems that matter most and set clear, realistic goals. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at practical change rather than jargon.

Lorraine uses a mix of methods to match each person’s needs. Early sessions focus on understanding patterns and building small skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, or cope after loss. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to reframe unhelpful thoughts and on acceptance-based ideas to help people move toward valued goals.

Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and intimacy concerns. Mindfulness and DBT-informed skills are used when stress, anger, or emotional overwhelm interfere with daily life. Lorraine also brings experience supporting those dealing with trauma, addiction, grief, and caregiving strain.

Her background includes long-term clinical work within a large organization, providing both individual and group therapy and supervising other therapists. She holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Social Work where she reached advanced standing. Lorraine mentions ongoing connections with former clients who stay in touch to share progress.

Sessions emphasize clear steps and practical tools you can use between meetings. Lorraine frames therapy as a collaboration where she listens, offers options, and helps you test what works. People often come for help with midlife transitions, relationships, stress, and shifting life roles.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Lorraine uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and take steps toward what matters. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting thinking patterns that increase anxiety or depression. ACT blends acceptance with clear action so people can live in line with their values even when feelings are difficult.

Attachment-based ideas are also part of her work when relationship patterns or intimacy issues are central. That approach looks at how early relational experiences shape current connections and helps people try new ways of relating.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Lorraine listens to your concerns, discusses options, and tailors methods to your goals and preferences. Over the first few sessions you can decide together which tools to focus on and how fast to move.

Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits your schedule. It also makes it possible to use mindfulness exercises and skills practice at home between appointments, helping you apply what you learn to everyday life.