- Practical coping skills
- Trauma-informed care
- Multicultural perspective
About Lorena
Lorena Borella-Clements is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who centers her work on helping people heal from painful emotional experiences. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and depression. Her approach is hands-on and practical, aimed at reducing symptoms and improving day-to-day coping.
She blends several therapy styles to meet people where they are emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Sessions include time to talk through thoughts and feelings, learn coping skills, and practice small changes that help with mood and relationships. Lorena offers an accepting, nonjudgmental space so difficult memories and worries can be addressed safely.
With 17 years of clinical experience, Lorena has spent many years supporting people with trauma symptoms, grief, and ongoing anxiety. She also helps with issues such as attachment and abandonment, caregiving stress, blended family concerns, and relationship communication problems. She notes that documentation for courts, custody, DHS, and HR is outside the scope of her practice.
Born in Argentina and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, she brings multicultural awareness to her work. She trained in counseling psychology and draws on both life experience and clinical practice to guide sessions. Her LMFT credential reflects the professional license she holds.
Lorena works from Oregon and provides services in English. People who want to begin are asked to use the site's Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and responding to each person's experience. It focuses on supporting a person's own goals, building trust, and helping them feel heard, which can help with anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses practical strategies to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms and to change patterns that keep problems going.
Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from problems by telling and reworking personal stories. It can be useful for issues like shame, guilt, family of origin concerns, and feelings of emptiness.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Sessions may shift over time as different tools become more helpful.
Confirm current session options before booking to know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, skip travel time, and check in from a quieter spot during a lunch break or between commitments. Some approaches lend themselves to short skills-practice work, while others use longer conversations; the therapist will discuss what timing and format support the clients goals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Credentials
California, Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Lorena commonly address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and depression, and also works with related concerns like attachment, abandonment, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, Narrative, and Trauma-Focused approaches to fit where someone is emotionally and practically. Sessions emphasize talking through experiences and learning coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience providing psychotherapy and supporting people coping with trauma symptoms, grief, anxiety, and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMFT credentials with California and Oregon licensing noted as CA LMFT and OR LMFT, and she practices from Oregon.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.