Relational Therapists in Mission, TX

Hi, my name is Lori Bachman, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have over twenty years of experience delivering counseling services to people seeking support and guidance through difficult times in their lives. I utilize a variety of theoretic styles that best suit a person individually. Using a client-centered approach, I combine a soft and direct approach and use models such as trauma informed somatic experience, rational emotive, cognitive and dialectical therapies to explore the past and present to aid in the development of coping skills to improve one's emotional and overall wellbeing.

I am a proud graduate of Texas Tech University where I graduated with dual Bachelors' degrees in Dance and Community, Family, and Addiction Services. I also attended Texas Tech Graduate School where I earned a Masters in both Counselor Education and Interdisciplinary Studies with concentration in Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Addictions. I graduated with honors and was a member of Chi Sigma Iota Honors Society while in graduate school at Texas Tech. My approach to counseling combines Solution Focused, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reality, and Gestalt theories.

Calling all resilient GenZ & Millennials who carry the heavy burden of unresolved trauma & are so ready to lighten the load. Does your life look normal on the outside but, on the inside you feel constant anxiety, crushing perfectionism, and you’re always overthinking or going to the worst case scenario? How about that mean loud voice in your head constantly hurling insults & reminding you of all your faults. Here are some other things you hate: being vulnerable, disappointing others, and putting yourself first. Not to mention the self-doubt, always questioning your decisions, and having the hardest time trusting yourself.

Sometimes life in general becomes difficult to navigate and it happens to all of us. Daily activities, relationships and circumstances beyond your control may cause you to feel overwhelmed, fearful, sad or anxious. I have 40 years of experience as a clinical social worker willing to assist, guide and support you on your journey to a better you. You will learn to manage and overcome life's challenges in a safe and secure place. In my office you are scheduled and seen by me. I provide(in person) individual, family and couple therapy in English and/or Spanish. Appointments available within 1-2 days. Calls returned ASAP.

Bienvenidos! As a Valley native, I have been in private practice since 1982 in Virginia and Texas. I work with clients above the age of 12 (and younger children in family therapy). I specialize in resolving depression and anxiety, and tackling marital problems relating to infidelity, intimacy, child rearing, midlife crisis, and communicating. When a client is motivated, I find that short-term therapy is often sufficient to effect significant positive changes, but I may see clients for longer periods when the problems are related to childhood wounds. I often use dream analysis to deepen our work, and to help in resolving trauma.

Deciding to seek help is the first step in the counseling process, and most often, the hardest step. Parents want the best for their children, but sometimes it’s hard identifying what exactly is the best way to help them. If your child is experiencing difficulty managing their emotions or behaviors, finds it hard building relationships with you or with peers, or has experienced a major life transition that they are struggling to cope with, I am here to assure you that you are taking an important step to better you and your loved ones life.

I am originally from Virginia but have also lived in Arkansas and Texas. I am the father of five adult children and the husband to a wife of many years. I worked in blue collar fields before and during my counseling training, painting houses and repairing mechanical components aboard Navy war ships. Since college I have been in private counseling practice, worked at a psychiatric hospital, detention center, group home, and home for adults with head injuries, served as church counselor and education director, and taught psychology courses at multiple universities in Texas and Arkansas.