she/her

Lorna FosterPhD

Location

Virtual, California

Insurance Accepted

Anthem Blue Cross Of CA, Health Net/MHN, Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth, Blue Shield of California

Communication Style

Action-oriented, Direct, Holistic, Open-minded, Warm

Focus areas

Addiction, Animal Loss, Anxiety, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Family Conflict, OCD, Panic, Phobias, Stress, Women's Issues

Experienced with

BIPOC, Asian / Pacific Islander community, Black community, Immigrants

Years of Experience

I offer a compassionate, intelligent, understanding, and non-judgmental presence to support you on your journey.

Lorna Foster,

PhD

License number

#32954

Therapy style

I bring almost a decade of therapeutic experience with children, adolescents, adults, at-risk youth, incarcerated young people, 12-Steppers, and men and women with addiction and other issues to work for you. I offer a compassionate, intelligent, understanding, and non-judgmental presence to support you on your journey. I want to help you find full self-acceptance, and become the whole person you aspire to be. I listen closely, try to see the whole situation from your side, and then give honest, considered, and caring feedback, and offer powerful corrective tools to aid you. I am an advocate for your health and wholeness.

Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP or EXRP)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Languages Spoken

English

Education

BA - Psychology, Cornell University PhD - Clinical Psychology, Sofia University

Interests

Reading, hiking, foreign films, gardening, and graphology.