Dr. Lori Dougherty

Dr. Lori Dougherty uses mindfulness-based work at the center of her approach to therapy. She blends mindful awareness with practical tools so people can manage stress, anxiety, addiction-related struggles, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Dr. Dougherty is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing in Colorado with ten years of experience.

She focuses on helping people who are facing depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem concerns, and challenges tied to family dynamics. Her additional focus areas include abandonment, blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, and substance use issues. She also addresses impulsivity, infidelity, jealousy, and questions about life purpose.

In sessions she aims to build a strong working relationship first. She views the client as the expert in their life and offers guidance, coaching, and practical strategies to uncover strengths. Her methods draw from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, EMDR elements, and motivational interviewing.

People can expect a respectful, down-to-earth tone in the room. She helps people develop new ways to cope and to respond to recurring patterns. Treatment plans are shaped by each person’s goals and situation rather than a one-size-fits-all model.

If someone decides to begin, Dr. Dougherty encourages that step and will work collaboratively to set goals and try approaches that fit the person’s needs.

How mindfulness and evidence-based methods work online

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and physical sensations so they can choose different responses. It often supports work on anxiety, stress, pain, and emotional reactivity by training attention and present-moment awareness.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist listens and mirrors concerns. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes goals from their own priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT skills are useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday problems because they give concrete tools to practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend or combine methods that seem most helpful. That collaboration makes it easier to try techniques and adjust the plan when needed.

Session format details are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering options that match energy and schedule constraints. Licensed professionals tailor the pace and exercises to each person so online work still includes skill practice, reflection, and follow-up between meetings.