Dr. Lori Malkasian, LMFT

Dr. Lori Malkasian is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with twenty years of clinical experience. She takes a straightforward approach when people are feeling overwhelmed. She listens, asks clear questions, and helps identify practical steps to try next.

Many clients come for help with stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. Dr. Malkasian also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, anger, relationship strain, and life transitions. She works with adolescents and adults and is familiar with issues that affect families and young people.

In sessions she focuses on what matters now. Conversations aim to make problems easier to understand and manage. She uses tools that help with mood, behavior, and coping when life gets hard.

Her work draws on several established approaches. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the person’s experience central. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at unhelpful thoughts and habits and teaches new ways of responding. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and work with strong feelings in relationships.

Dr. Malkasian also brings in mindfulness and narrative techniques when they fit the situation. These methods can help reduce stress and change the stories people tell about themselves. She accepts international clients and conducts practice in South Carolina.

How therapy styles translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person first and encourages honest conversation about difficult topics; it helps when someone needs a supportive space to be heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts and behaviors into manageable steps and teaches practical strategies for mood and anxiety. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and work with strong emotions, which can be useful for relationship strain or intense personal feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made.

The biography does not list session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, skip travel time, or check in from a quieter room. It can also allow a shorter phone or video check-in when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote settings and help people apply skills in everyday situations.