Lori Centineo, LCSW

Lori Centineo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in the state of New York who earned her Master of Social Work degree from The University of Albany. She began her career as an elementary school teacher and later returned to graduate school to pursue a more direct helping role, shifting her focus from the classroom to clinical practice. She has been practicing for the past six years and has provided outpatient care to adults, children, families, and couples dealing with depression, anxiety, grief, anger, family dynamics, trauma, and life transitions.

Her approach is warm, friendly, and empathetic, creating an atmosphere where clients feel accepted and able to engage in the work. She regards therapy as a team effort in which clients lead the process, drawing on their own expertise about their lives. To meet each person where they are, she uses a range of evidence-informed methods including Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy, Mindfulness, and Emotion-Focused Therapy.

Lori personalizes treatment based on each client’s needs, strengths, and goals, and she aims to build a collaborative therapeutic relationship that supports meaningful change. She looks forward to beginning the therapeutic journey with new clients who are ready to work on the issues they bring to therapy.