Lori is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience and specializes in the treatment of trauma, PTSD, complex trauma, attachment, grief, and loss. She has extensive experience working with first responders, public safety professionals, veterans, and others impacted by repeated exposure to trauma and high-stress environments.
Lori earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Washington and has completed extensive postgraduate training in trauma and PTSD. She is a Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDRIA Consultant and primarily utilizes EMDR and Brainspotting in her clinical work. In addition to providing therapy, Lori offers training and consultation related to first responder wellness, trauma, secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, and resilience. Lori serves as the wellness clinician for a local law enforcement agency through a grant-funded officer wellness program, providing clinical support, wellness programming, training, and critical incident response. She is also a contracted clinician with The Headstrong Project, providing trauma-focused treatment to veterans, and serves on the ESD 101 Level 2 Threat Assessment Team, supporting multidisciplinary school safety and threat assessment efforts. In addition to clinical practice, Lori provides training and consultation on first responder wellness, trauma, secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, and resilience.