I am a therapist licensed in Kansas with over 30 years of experience working as a psychotherapist. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, military-related stressors of dependents and active duty, career challenges, and specific women's issues. I also helped many people who have experienced trauma or emotional abuse.
My therapy style is personable and interactive. I believe in treating all with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don't believe in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, motivational interviewing, and rational-emotive therapy. You will see I tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
Additional areas of focus:LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Family of origin issues, Forgiveness, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Women's issues
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Great experience with Lorinda! She truly cares about offering the best help. Made it a long ways in a short amount of time
Written on Dec 05, 2025 after therapy with Lorinda for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Lorinda is amazing! She listens and understands and offers the best advice.
Written on Nov 20, 2025 after therapy with Lorinda for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Lorinda has been a great therapist for me. She was very kind and knowledgeable on grief. Lorinda was great at listening to my concerns and provided helpful advice and strategies to cope. I really appreciate her help.
Written on Sep 22, 2025 after therapy with Lorinda for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Lorinda has been great to talk to about an issue I've been dealing with for over a year. I would highly recommend her to anyone who needs someone to talk with about concerns.
Written on Sep 09, 2025 after therapy with Lorinda for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and family conflicts
I would absolutely recommend Lorinda to anyone! She makes me feel heard and seen and she's overall just amazing!
Written on Aug 15, 2025 after therapy with Lorinda for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Lorinda is definitely my type of therapist! She listens, offers opinions when asked, and also gives me options when I feel like I am at a dead end. I truly appreciate everything she does for me and would gladly recommend her to anyone!
Written on Jul 02, 2025 after therapy with Lorinda for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and family conflicts
So far so good. The first therapist didn’t work out so well after a try but Lorinda was great.
Written on Jun 11, 2025 after therapy with Lorinda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
Lorinda Wente is a great first therapist.
Written on Jun 01, 2025 after therapy with Lorinda for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety
Lorinda is a very good listener. She listen and cares about me. She is professional. She is patient and kind towards me. I feel comfortable when I talk with her. I am blessed to have her as my therapist.
Written on May 21, 2025 after therapy with Lorinda for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Lorinda researches articles specific to my situation. I appreciate her empathy.
Written on Apr 07, 2025 after therapy with Lorinda for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
Lorinda is a thoughtful, caring therapist. She understands my concerns and provides timely feedback on reframing thoughts in a way that helps me move forward. I would highly recommend her to anyone who needs to work through complicated family interactions.
Written on Nov 13, 2024 after therapy with Lorinda for 1 month on issues concerning trauma and abuse, and grief
So far I think she is great
Written on Jul 09, 2024 after therapy with Lorinda for 3 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes
She’s terrific. Comforting and nonjudgmental
Written on May 07, 2024 after therapy with Lorinda for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and grief
Wonderful counselor. Warm, understanding, helpful. Gives me great suggestions and insights.
Written on Feb 12, 2024 after therapy with Lorinda for 1 year on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, parenting issues, and compassion fatigue
Down-to earth therapist who offers real-world advice
Written on Feb 01, 2024 after therapy with Lorinda for 2 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management
Lorinda is amazing. She reminds me of one of my favorite calm, sweet professors from graduate school. She never ever judges and has great ways of seeing all sides of issues. I’m so thankful for her.
Written on Jan 11, 2024 after therapy with Lorinda for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Lorinda is professional, & personal
Written on Sep 21, 2023 after therapy with Lorinda for 2 weeks
I have learned so much and really appreciate all the help!
Written on Sep 06, 2023 after therapy with Lorinda for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and trauma and abuse
Very knowledge, caring, and understanding! I had to come back to her. I’m glad I found a therapist that I can keep. I highly recommend her!
Written on Jul 23, 2023 after therapy with Lorinda for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Lorinda is wonderful, insightful and has helped me navigate through a rough time.
Written on Mar 24, 2023 after therapy with Lorinda for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues
I am happy to be working with Lorinda again. She is a very calming presence.
Written on Mar 22, 2023 after therapy with Lorinda for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and career difficulties
Love her
Love her
Love her TIMES A MILLION
Written on Mar 11, 2023 after therapy with Lorinda for 7 months on issues concerning depression, and grief
It's been nice getting to talk through things with Lorinda. She's good at hearing me out then providing insight on the issues at hand.
Written on Mar 05, 2023 after therapy with Lorinda for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
It has been great with Lorinda!
Written on Dec 22, 2022 after therapy with Lorinda for 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
She welcomes me back even after a long break when I can't afford the service. She's patient and understands my concerns as best she can.
Written on Dec 12, 2022 after therapy with Lorinda for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and parenting issues
Lorinda is a very kind, understanding, and loving person! She doesn't make our sessions boring but laughs a lot and makes talking about the hard stuff easy and not so depressing! I would recommed her to everyone! :)
Written on Nov 10, 2022 after therapy with Lorinda for 3 weeks
Lorinda has been one of my most important support in my life for the past year and she is amazing. I wouldn’t have gotten to where I am now if not for her and I thank her for that every day.
Written on Nov 03, 2022 after therapy with Lorinda for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and self esteem
Lorinda is so wonderful, I feel very lucky to have been matched with her. She listens and asks insightful questions that help get to the heart of the matter. I was so scared to start this process but she instantly put me at ease with her friendly nature. She made it so easy to have hard conversations. I highly recommend her!
Written on Sep 15, 2022 after therapy with Lorinda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and compassion fatigue
She is fantastic
Written on Aug 08, 2022 after therapy with Lorinda for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Lorinda continues to be incredibly helpful, providing cognitive assessment tools and behavioral modification ideas to assist me in managing test anxiety.
Written on Aug 03, 2022 after therapy with Lorinda for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, coaching, and adhd
Does a good job for me
Written on Jul 29, 2022 after therapy with Lorinda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
Lorinda is a wonderful encourager, listener, and empathized. She has helped me understand more about myself and others, and has stuck with me through some hard seasons. I would highly recommend working with her!
Written on Jun 18, 2022 after therapy with Lorinda for 3 months
Lorinda has been wonderful! She’s extremely invested in helping me become the best version of myself!
Written on Apr 16, 2022 after therapy with Lorinda for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, and anger management
Lorinda has been a great confidante and help. She listens, responds and relates well to me. This is my first time with counseling and it’s been a fantastic experience. I appreciate BetterHelp!
Written on Mar 01, 2022 after therapy with Lorinda for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, and compassion fatigue
Lorinda is kind, understanding, and non-judgemental, along with having excellent insights and suggestions.
Written on Nov 06, 2021 after therapy with Lorinda for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and grief
Lorinda has been absolutely amazing; I’ve spent time in therapy both in person and digitally, and never thought I’d be able to adjust to digital therapy. However, Lorinda has made the adjustment so natural and speaking with her has helped me so much
Written on Oct 29, 2021 after therapy with Lorinda for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
Lorinda is very comforting and easy to talk to. She’s very reassuring when you feel guilty about making things all about yourself. She’s fun to talk to on the side if you feel lonely and overall, she’s simply amazing.
Written on Oct 20, 2021 after therapy with Lorinda for 5 days on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Oh my gosh, one day with her and I am so comforted and I am so relieved to get someone who seems so intelligent and so understanding! She is amazing, I’ve had so many responses today- she makes me feel like a priority- definitely am finally getting my money’s worth!
Written on Oct 15, 2021 after therapy with Lorinda for 2 days on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, and compassion fatigue
I am in a much better place after my sessions with Lorinda. She is very easy to talk to and is always available to hear my concerns.
Written on Oct 14, 2021 after therapy with Lorinda for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and family conflicts
Lorinda is very easy to talk to and she makes sessions very easy
Written on Oct 06, 2021 after therapy with Lorinda for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
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