Lorinda Wente

Lorinda Wente is a Kansas-licensed clinical professional counselor with more than 30 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, and anger. She also supports those coping with trauma, compassion fatigue, LGBT issues, career strain, and intimacy-related difficulties.

Her way of working is personable and interactive. Sessions focus on respectful conversation and practical steps people can use between meetings. She avoids stigmatizing labels and adapts each session to the person sitting in front of her.

In practice she draws from several approaches to suit different problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness helps people become steadier in distressing moments. Emotionally-Focused Therapy can help people notice and name strong feelings in relationships.

Her background includes long experience supporting people after trauma and emotional abuse, and with issues common to women and caregivers. She has worked with military-related stressors affecting dependents and active duty populations, and with obsessive or compulsive patterns.

Clients can expect a tailored plan that balances talking, skill practice, and real-world steps. The focus is on clear goals and small changes that add up over time. The tone in sessions is compassionate, direct, and practical.

Approaches you may experience in online sessions

Many clients work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change thought patterns that fuel stress and anxiety. CBT focuses on concrete exercises and homework you can try between sessions to reduce worry or unhelpful behaviors.

Client-Centered Therapy is another frequent approach here and centers the person’s experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own solutions rather than prescribing fixes.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when strong emotions or relationship swings become overwhelming. DBT offers practical tools for managing intensity, tolerating distress, and improving emotional balance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice may shift as therapy progresses, and adjustments are expected.

Confirm session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by cutting travel time, allowing shorter check-ins on hectic days, or letting sessions occur from different locations. Licensed professionals can also use online sessions to continue steady weekly work when schedules or travel make in-person meetings difficult.