Lorri Hanson
Compassionate, strength-focused clinical social worker
LICSW Washington
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Depression
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Lorri
Lorri Hanson is a Washington-licensed LICSW with a decade of clinical experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
She centers the client’s perspective, viewing each person as the expert of their own story and building on existing strengths to address challenges like perinatal mood disorders, compassion fatigue, and trauma related to sexual assault and abuse.
Her work integrates practical, evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, EMDR, and DBT skills to help clients manage symptoms and develop clearer coping strategies. Hanson also attends to concerns that often accompany life changes such as fertility struggles, pregnancy and childbirth, feelings of guilt or shame, and questions about life purpose.
She emphasizes collaboration and empowerment, offering steady support as clients take steps toward greater wellbeing. Clients can expect an approach that balances structured interventions with empathy and respect for individual values.
Hanson practices in Washington and conducts therapy in English, drawing on ten years of experience to tailor care to each person’s needs while honoring their strengths and goals.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Lorri Hanson uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical skills for managing anxiety, mood disorders, and stress. CBT focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors that contribute to distress and helps clients develop concrete coping strategies that can be practiced between sessions.
She also draws on EMDR, a trauma-focused method that supports processing of distressing memories through structured protocols, and on Client-Centered Therapy which emphasizes understanding, empathy, and the client’s own goals. EMDR can be helpful for post-traumatic stress and trauma-related symptoms while client-centered work creates a space for people to explore values and life purpose.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process: the therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and symptom patterns to determine which approaches to emphasize. Clients may try a combination of techniques and adjust the plan as progress and needs evolve.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life changes. These formats support ongoing skill practice, check-ins, and timely support while allowing licensed professionals to deliver consistent therapeutic work across sessions.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Washington
Languages
English