Dr. Lora Horowitz, LPC
Practical support for parents and overwhelmed caregivers
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Lora
Dr. Lora Horowitz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who focuses on practical support for parents and individuals facing stress and life changes. She speaks plainly, listens carefully, and helps people find manageable steps to feel steadier at home and in daily life.
She uses several evidence-based methods to address anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting-related strain. Sessions often include skills practice, goal-setting, and hands-on strategies you can try between meetings.
Background and approach
The work aims to reduce overwhelm and build clearer routines and responses. With five years of clinical experience, Dr. Horowitz blends a client-centered stance with cognitive and behavioral techniques.
That means sessions are shaped around each person’s priorities, while also teaching tools to change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Mindfulness and acceptance-based skills are used to help people tolerate hard emotions without being overwhelmed. Her background includes work across multiple counseling settings, which informs a flexible approach.
She supports people dealing with grief, compassion fatigue, postpartum mood concerns, fertility stress, first responder and veteran-related issues, and common parenting challenges. Communication problems and relationship stress are frequent focuses. Therapy sessions can be delivered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist’s availability. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What Lora works with
Everything Lora lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lora helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Lora lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, grief, and parenting choices by clarifying what matters and setting small steps toward it.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In online sessions this often means learning practical strategies and homework exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve daily routines.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment focus. These short exercises can be practiced between sessions to help with stress, anger, and overwhelm.
Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and what tends to feel most helpful, then adapt methods as work progresses. Clients and therapist check in regularly and adjust the plan together.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for focused check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing prompts between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility and continuity for parents balancing many demands.
Questions people ask about Lora
What concerns does Dr. Horowitz address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, parenting, anger, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. She uses a mix of cognitive, behavioral, acceptance, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working in a variety of counseling settings, which informs a flexible, real-world approach to common problems.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and practices with that credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can clients outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How do I begin working with her and what does it cost?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to availability. Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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