Lorie Muellenbach, CA Psychologist, AZ Psychologist
Calm, practical support for parenting and stress
Book with Lorie- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- CA Psychologist, AZ Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Arizona, California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Lorie
Lorie Muellenbach is a psychologist who focuses on practical, evidence-informed care for stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, anger, and ADHD. She holds a California psychologist license (CA Psychologist 33283) and an Arizona psychologist license (AZ Psychologist PSY-006099). She uses a calm, collaborative style to help people find clearer footing when life feels overwhelming.
Lorie has nine years of clinical experience working with teens, adults, and older adults. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps translate that into concrete steps.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at building emotional resilience and everyday coping skills rather than focusing only on labels or tests. Parents often come for help with behavior, communication, and managing stress around caregiving. Lorie supports parents through difficult transitions, questions about attachment, and challenges linked to adoption or foster care.
She also works with people navigating neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism-related concerns. Her style blends emotional support with straightforward problem-solving. She helps people break big problems into small, manageable actions.
Conversations usually include goal-setting, skill practice, and follow-up on what worked between sessions. Therapy with Lorie can include short-term problem-focused work or longer-term support for mood and life-purpose questions. She offers sessions in English from Arizona and uses a variety of remote formats to fit busy schedules.
What Lorie works with
Everything Lorie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lorie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Practical approaches you can use online
Many clients respond well to brief, skills-focused work that teaches tools to manage day-to-day stress and anxiety. This includes structured problem-solving, behavioral experiments, and practice of relaxation and grounding techniques to reduce panic and intense worry.For parenting concerns, Lorie uses strategies that focus on communication and behavior management. These techniques break problems into clear steps - for example, planning short, consistent routines, practicing calm responses to defiance, and coaching on clear praise and limits to improve child behavior and family interactions.
When neurodiversity or ADHD is part of the picture, the work emphasizes organization, impulse management, and environmental adjustments. Sessions often include concrete plans for time management, visual supports, and small habit changes to reduce overwhelm and increase follow-through.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options, try methods together, and adjust based on what fits the client's goals and preferences. Clients and therapist set practical targets and review progress regularly.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy families and individuals. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction when possible, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited, short live chat or text messaging support quick check-ins, and all formats make it easier to schedule around work, school, or caregiving duties.
Questions people ask about Lorie
What concerns can Lorie help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, anger, and ADHD-related issues. Additional areas include mood disorders, OCD symptoms, panic, and communication or caregiver stress.
What is her overall therapy style?
The approach is warm and collaborative with a balance of emotional support and practical problem-solving. Sessions focus on setting goals, practicing skills, and checking progress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Lorie has nine years of experience working with teens, adults, and older adults. That background includes supporting people through life transitions and neurodiversity-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in California as CA Psychologist 33283 and in Arizona as AZ Psychologist PSY-006099, and she practices from Arizona.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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