Lori Karman, LMHC, LPCC
Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday challenges
Details
| Name | Lori Karman |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC, LPCC |
| Based in | Indiana |
| Licensed in | Kentucky, Indiana |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 15 |
About Lori
Lori Karman is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Indiana. She has 15 years of experience helping adults who are juggling stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, career shifts, and life transitions. Lori emphasizes practical skills so people can feel steadier in day-to-day life.
She uses a narrative-informed outlook alongside techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that shape how someone understands their life story and on small behavior changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Lori aims to help people build clearer goals and steady routines. Her work often centers on emotional regulation, anger management, sleep struggles, focus and attention concerns like ADHD, and improving self-esteem. Lori also supports people facing grief, caregiver strain, adoption and foster care issues, or challenges related to aging.
She offers Biblical encouragement when faith is important to a client’s process. In sessions she keeps things solution-focused and practical. Clients can expect to leave with tools to try between meetings and adjustments based on what does or does not work.
Lori describes therapy as a collaborative effort to create useful habits and better communication skills. Her background includes a broad mix of approaches such as attachment-based work and client-centered counseling. That mix informs a straightforward style that balances listening with goal-oriented steps.
Lori aims to help people move forward with more confidence and clearer direction.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Anger management, Self esteem among the things Lori works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Lori among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Lori directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Lori directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice their thoughts without getting stuck on them and to take steps aligned with personal values; it can help when anxiety or avoidance get in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce distress and improve routines. Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build clearer expectations and steadier connections.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to see which methods match a person’s goals and preferences. That means trying an approach, checking what helps, and adjusting as needed rather than committing to a single path from the start.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls are useful for face-to-face dialogue and exercises that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or use shorter check-ins during a hectic day. These options make it easier to build consistent practice and keep therapy working around real-life schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Lori help with?
She helps adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, sleep problems, and ADHD-related concerns. Other focuses include parenting strain, grief, career changes, relationship communication, and life transitions.
What is Lori's therapy style like?
Her style is practical and solution-focused. Sessions combine listening with hands-on tools clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on everyday challenges and longer-term issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMHC and LPCC credentials and practices in Indiana.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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