About Loretta
Loretta Young-Wright is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 35 years of experience delivering mental health services in settings such as child welfare and education.
Background and approach
Over her career she has worked with a wide range of clients, adapting her clinical approach to fit different life circumstances and needs. Her practice emphasizes evidence-based techniques tailored to address stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, and self-esteem challenges.
Her therapeutic style is collaborative, strengths-based, and trauma-informed, with a focus on helping people develop practical coping skills and greater self-awareness. Loretta integrates methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness-based strategies, and solution-focused techniques to support resilience and emotional balance.
She aims to create a respectful, non-judgmental space where clients feel heard and supported, and she brings experience building meaningful therapeutic relationships into the online setting. Based in Illinois and offering services in English, Loretta works through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability. To begin, prospective clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to her availability.
Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Options
Many of Loretta Young-Wright's methods draw from well-established, evidence-based techniques. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and stress. Mindfulness-based interventions teach present-focused awareness and stress-reduction practices that can help with emotional regulation and recovery from trauma.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and happens collaboratively. The therapist works with each client to explore goals, preferences, and responses to different strategies, adjusting the plan as needed so techniques fit the person rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy with Loretta uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible, accessible care. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work and family life, maintain continuity during life transitions, and incorporate brief check-ins or longer sessions as needed. Licensed professionals can adapt these methods to support skill-building, problem-solving, and increased self-awareness in a virtual environment.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English