Lorena Borella-Clements

Lorena Borella-Clements is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, intimacy struggles, and depression. Lorena aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where emotions and memories can be talked through at a steady pace.

Her approach draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, narrative therapy, and trauma-focused techniques. In sessions she listens closely to each person's story and helps them notice patterns that keep causing pain. She offers concrete coping skills for daily life alongside ways to process difficult memories.

Lorena brings a multicultural perspective shaped by an immigrant background and time living in the Bay Area. She describes her work as collaborative and respectful of each person's cultural and personal history. She helps people sort through family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, and the fallout from relationship breakups.

Her additional focus areas include caregiver stress, blended family concerns, communication and commitment issues, control and avoidance patterns, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and challenges related to HIV/AIDS. She also supports people dealing with domestic violence effects and the emotional emptiness that can follow loss.

Lorena practices in Oregon and offers services in English. She does not provide documentation for courts, custody, DHS, or HR purposes. To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking so they know how sessions are arranged.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on active listening and creating a respectful space where people can say what matters most. Online sessions using this approach let conversations unfold while the therapist reflects feelings and priorities to help clients feel heard.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with practical alternatives. In an online setting, CBT often includes short skills teaching, at-home practice, and step-by-step problem solving to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Narrative Therapy works by separating people from their problems and re-authoring the stories they tell about themselves. Online sessions can be a place to map those stories and try new perspectives across weekly meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailor a mix of methods. That collaboration helps decide which techniques to use and how fast to move.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are arranged. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people work from a quieter spot or during a break. Ask about the practical setup and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.