Lorene Godbold

Lorene Godbold is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) in South Carolina and has 24 years of experience. She focuses on life purpose, stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, and coping with big life changes. Lorene also lists parenting, career concerns, and compassion fatigue among her regular areas of work.

She uses a client-centered stance that emphasizes listening and collaboration. Sessions often include mindfulness exercises and goal-focused conversations to help people notice what matters and try small changes. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used to move from talking to practical steps.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation about what is causing strain and what might feel different with intentional action. Meetings tend to mix emotional reflection with concrete tools for managing stress, improving communication, and addressing grief or caregiver strain. The tone is respectful and direct rather than overly clinical.

Lorene has particular experience supporting women through divorce, caregiving stress, and cancer-related concerns. She also works with people dealing with workplace issues, relationship breakdown, and feelings of emptiness or guilt. Over time she helps people test options, adjust goals, and practice new ways of coping.

Her practice integrates faith when clients want that included, and she balances spiritual concerns with practical problem solving. For anyone unsure what comes next, Lorene offers structured sessions that focus on clarity around values and next steps.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It means the therapist listens closely and follows the client's priorities to guide sessions. This approach is useful for clarifying values, life purpose questions, and relationship concerns.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and manage anxiety. Those practices are short and can be used between sessions to steady emotions and improve focus.

Finding the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, test different techniques, and adjust approaches based on what helps most. That collaboration helps decide whether more reflective work or practical steps are best for a client's current needs.

Confirm the specific online session formats before booking since none are listed in the profile. In general, virtual sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people practice skills in real-world routines and bring concrete issues from daily life into session for problem solving.