Lori Payne
M.A., LPC-S
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Help for Teens and Families Expert
Lori Payne Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Teens; Families; Substance Abuse; Self-Injury
- Career Focus
- Licensed Counselor; Private practicioner; LPC Supervisor
- Affiliation
- Lori Payne, LPC-S
Lori Payne is a licensed professional counselor and supervisor. She has been licensed for over 9 years and has worked in the counseling field in various capacities for 13+ years, including extensive experience with teens and families. Lori has worked with a variety of issues related to teens and families, as well as substance abuse issues, self-injury, mood disorders, grief, and trauma. She approaches counseling from a "systems" perspective, taking into account the various people/entities that encompass a person's unique experience in the world. She offers Christian counseling and seeks to aid clients in their journey by helping them acquire the necessary tools to thrive in life and discover their purpose. Lori is currently interested in and working on reaching out to military families, particularly the youth in those families, to offer hope and strength as they endure attempt to live life normally in the face of unique issues.
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If Only My Teen Came With A Universal Remote
If Only My Teen Came with a Universal Remote By Lori Payne, LPC-S
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What Happened To My Teenager?
“I don’t know my family anymore.” A teenager recently shared that sentiment with me and I wonder if there are other teens (and their families) who are going through this experience. How does your teenager come to feel alienated from the family? Now we have all heard that adolescence is a “turbulent” time of development and you may even wonder about the “alien” part of that alienated! However, teens don’t exist in a vacuum. They are very much part of two sometimes very distinct systems. Of course, the first system is the family unit. This is familiar territory, a known entity.
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Do You Speak Teen?
Is thr a gnr8shn gap bt rents n teens?
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Spring Cleaning
When you hear the word “Spring” what images come to your mind? Budding trees? Birds singing? Beautiful flowers? Sunshine and rain? Many things probably come to mind but there is one unmistakable image that is associated with Spring – new life. Many people engage in “spring cleaning” during this season, in essence bringing “new life” to their homes. I am wondering how many of us need to do some of our own “spring cleaning” of our inner lives? Some people tend to “stuff” their feelings, never dealing with old wounds, instead stockpiling years’ worth of feelings.
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Cyberbullying: Teen Social Life in the 21st Century
Cyberbullying: Teen Social Life in the 21st Century
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Who Are You?
Who Are You? by Lori Payne, LPC-S As I reflect on this year, I am reminded of how very fleeting life is here on earth. None of us likes to think about death and therefore we are many times ill-prepared when we are forced to deal with our own mortality. Can you think of losses you have faced in this past year? Maybe the loss of a loved one or friend, or a cherished pet? Perhaps the loss of a job or house? Loss comes in many forms - - we can lose physicalr
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Lori Payne
"Arise and be, all that you dreamed..." ~Flyleaf
"This is your life, are you who you wanna be?" ~ Switchfoot
"It mattered to that one." ~ Starfish Story
"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." ~ Psalm 73:26
Contacting Lori Payne
Email Lori at loripayne.counselor@yahoo.com or visit www.imlistening.net for more information and additional contact information.
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