Lora Hack, LCSW
Licensed in Virginia · 19 years in practice
Lora Hack is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience helping adults work through trauma, life transitions, and ongoing stress.
License and registration
- LCSW, Virginia
- 0904007818 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1861765349 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
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About Lora
Lora Hack is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience helping adults work through trauma, life transitions, and ongoing stress. She practices in Virginia and focuses on building resilience, reducing anxiety and depression, and improving relationship patterns. Her approach centers on listening closely so people feel seen and understood before making change.
She uses a mix of methods to match each person's needs, with an emphasis on creating a warm, nonjudgmental space.
Background and approach
Sessions often involve noticing patterns that keep repeating and learning new ways to respond. Lora helps clients test new behaviors in small steps and name what gets in the way of change. Lora commonly helps people with trauma and abuse, military sexual trauma, and post-traumatic stress.
She also supports those dealing with anger, sleep problems, obsessive thoughts, panic, ADHD concerns, and compassion fatigue. Work can include examining past wounds and current stressors to find practical ways forward. Therapy is described as a collaborative process where empathy and self-awareness grow together.
Lora helps people reconnect with their authentic self and develop stronger self-worth and trust. Sessions aim to balance understanding history with concrete skills for everyday life. People who prefer a thoughtful, paced approach tend to fit well with her style.
She offers individual therapy that blends acceptance, mindfulness, and cognitive techniques to address symptoms while exploring deeper themes. Language of sessions is English and she accepts international clients.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lora lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Lora names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and overwhelming life changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening deeply and creating an accepting space so a person can discover their own solutions and build self-worth.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods make the most sense based on goals, life demands, and personal preference. That may mean trying a few techniques and adjusting over time to find what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video allows fuller interaction and nonverbal cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins or busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while maintaining regular progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Lora commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, anger, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Lora uses a collaborative, warm, and nonjudgmental approach that blends acceptance, mindfulness, and cognitive methods to help people notice patterns and try new responses.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 19 years of experience working in clinical settings and with adults facing trauma, life changes, and ongoing stress.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in Virginia with the credential noted as VA LCSW.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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