Lori Arceneaux, LCSW

Lori Arceneaux is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Louisiana with 22 years of experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, parenting strains, grief, trauma and addictions. Lori also lists codependency among her focus areas and supports people navigating communication and commitment challenges.

She spent much of her career working alongside children, teenagers, and parents, then broadened to work with individuals and couples needing help with relationships. Her practice centers on practical change: improving communication, managing everyday stressors, and rebuilding rhythms after loss or turmoil. Sessions tend to focus on what the person is facing now and what they want to change.

Lori draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s concerns and goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and shift behaviors that keep problems going. Emotionally-focused ideas and elements of the Gottman Method are used when relationship patterns and attachment needs are part of the work.

Mindfulness practices are brought in to help with emotional regulation and coping with anxiety or strong feelings. She helps people notice patterns such as people-pleasing, trouble saying no, and losing themselves around another person’s moods or crises. The focus is on small, practical steps the person can try between sessions.

People who choose to work with Lori can expect straightforward conversation about goals, clear options to try, and attention to strengthening everyday communication and problem solving. Her background in social work informs a practical approach to real-life stresses and relationship strain.

How Lori’s approaches translate to online work