Lorena Borella-Clements

Lorena Borella-Clements is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and issues around intimacy and depression. She emphasizes practical skills for managing emotions and reducing symptoms so everyday life feels more manageable. Lorena creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through openly.

She blends several therapeutic approaches to match a person’s needs and stage of healing. That can mean using client-centered conversations to follow what matters most to the client, cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, or narrative techniques to reframe painful stories. Trauma-focused methods are used when past hurt continues to affect daily functioning.

With 17 years of experience, Lorena draws on a multicultural perspective shaped by her early life in Argentina and upbringing in the Bay Area. She explains ideas simply and offers concrete coping tools such as emotion regulation strategies and communication techniques. These tools are aimed at improving day-to-day functioning and relationships.

She works with topics like attachment and abandonment, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, commitment and control issues, and concerns tied to family of origin. Divorce and separation, domestic violence, guilt and shame, and HIV/AIDS are also within her focus areas.

Sessions are provided in English. Lorena practices in Oregon as a CA LMFT and OR LMFT. Before booking, confirm current session options and scheduling details to find a good fit.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Lorena often combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and trauma-focused techniques to address emotional pain and everyday challenges. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to each person, helping them feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on reducing the impact of past hurt so symptoms like hypervigilance or avoidance become easier to manage.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lorena works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. She encourages open discussion about what feels helpful and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific online formats are not listed here. In general, therapists can help clients fit sessions into busy lives by offering appointments outside typical work hours, shorter check-ins when needed, and tools that can be practiced between meetings. These practical arrangements make it easier to keep therapy consistent while handling everyday responsibilities.