Lena Longmire Lyons, LMHC

How Lena’s approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client. Online sessions using this approach let people tell their story while the therapist follows their lead and helps them find next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thinking, feeling, and doing. In online sessions Lena can teach simple CBT exercises, help spot unhelpful thoughts, and assign short practice tasks between meetings to build new habits.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and shift patterns in close relationships and emotional reactions. Through video or phone work, it can clarify feelings and support different ways of connecting with others.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Lena will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how they respond to early strategies. She treats the process as collaborative and adjusts methods as needed to find a good fit.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for exercises and emotional work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when you need to be off camera. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, brief problem-solving, and ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule.