Lori Rolf
Compassionate, skills-focused therapy for life transitions
LCSW, LICSW Minnesota
- Experience
- 18 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Anger
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Lori
Lori Rolf is a licensed clinical social worker who integrates cognitive behavioral ideas with empathic, client-centered care.
Background and approach
She brings 18 years of clinical experience to work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and other life transitions. Lori also pays particular attention to women's issues and LGBTQ concerns as part of her practice.
Her approach emphasizes partnership and practical skill-building, using tools from CBT alongside dialectical behavior techniques, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and solution-focused strategies. She aims to tailor a treatment plan to each person’s goals while fostering a compassionate, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship.
Lori frames the work around clients' choices and priorities and supports progress through concrete strategies for emotion regulation, coping, and behavioral change. Licensed in both Minnesota and California as an LCSW and LICSW, she offers a balanced blend of evidence-informed interventions and relational support.
Lori welcomes people who are ready to take steps toward improved wellbeing and offers care designed to meet a range of mental health and life concerns.
Online Therapy with CBT and Mindfulness-Informed Care
Lori uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical behavior changes; this approach is often useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and managing symptoms related to mood and substance concerns. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills for intense emotions and relationship challenges.
Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each person to clarify goals, explore which strategies fit their needs and preferences, and adjust the plan over time so that therapy feels useful and doable.
Online sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility constraints. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care, practice skills between meetings, and access support from home or other convenient locations while working toward concrete goals.
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Experience
18+ years
Licensed
Minnesota, California
Languages
English