Dr. Lori Malkasian, LMFT

South Carolina · 20 years in practice

Dr. Lori Malkasian is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a Doctor of Psychology in counseling and 20 years of experience.

License and registration

LMFT, South Carolina: 4711 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1649277740 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Lori

Dr. Lori Malkasian is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a Doctor of Psychology in counseling and 20 years of experience. She helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, addiction, grief, and life transitions.

She uses straightforward conversation and practical steps to help people feel steadier and more able to cope. Her approach is calm and collaborative. She listens first, then offers tools that fit each person’s needs.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on clear goals and skills you can use between meetings. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Dr.

Malkasian blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered work to deepen emotional understanding. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness strategies to build present-moment awareness. Narrative ideas help people reframe painful stories about themselves and their lives.

She has particular experience helping people with parenting stress, relationship and communication problems, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and identity or LGBT concerns. She also supports people facing career strain, compassion fatigue, and challenges related to adoption or blended families. Dr.

Malkasian offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions are offered in English and she works with international clients as well. Payment uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Lori lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Adoption and foster care
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Lori names

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Online support

How emotion-focused and practical approaches work online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and name core feelings that drive reactions. It often supports shifts in how someone connects with others and with their own emotions. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience; the therapist listens carefully and follows the client's lead to build understanding and self-directed growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing patterns of thinking that keep problems going and teaching skills to change those patterns and related behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Dr. Malkasian will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will suggest paths that match those needs. Decisions about techniques are collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions come in several practical formats: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video isn't convenient, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, handle lower bandwidth situations, or have shorter touchpoints when that suits the person's schedule.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Dr. Malkasian help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, parenting strain, depression, addictions, grief, trauma and many related challenges listed in her specialties.

What is her general therapy style?

She takes a collaborative, listening-first approach and then offers practical tools and skills tailored to each person.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 20 years of experience working with a range of concerns and life stages.

What credentials and location apply?

She is an LMFT licensed in South Carolina and practices from that state.

Are sessions offered in other languages or countries?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

In what formats are sessions available?

She meets with people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

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