Lori Arens, LCSW

Lori Arens, LCSW Psychotherapist/Life Coach:

Start your journey of authentic self-discovery, with me. Can't wait? Call 2-1-1 for 24/7 help or call 911 for help in an emergency.

Leave a review on Facebook! Safe. Comfortable. Calm. Secure. That's how you'll feel every time you step into my office. I will assist you in dealing with environmental stressors while also empowering & helping you to become strong and to thrive in our society. You deserve to be proud of yourself and in control of your life. Be confident in YOU! I will focus on your personal strengths coupled with evidence-based practices.Together we will uncover the best method that will put you back in charge so that you can enjoy life again.'

I have clinical experience at the Yale University School of Medicine as well as with Bridges, A Community Support System; providing in-home child/family therapy. I also have supervisory experience with Wellmore Behavioral Health where I currently manage staff in our Waterbury, Danbury and Torrington locations. Other experience includes providing support for personal/peer relationships, work issues, mood disorders and coping with losses or difficult life transitions. Come visit me at my cozy office nestled at the tip of Lake Saltonstall. Look around and see yourself in your new future; a future that's created by YOU, just for YOU. Doesn't that feel good?! Now start your journey of authentic self-discovery -- mind, heart and spirit -- with me!

Your silence may feel like peace to others… but it can become anxiety in your body.Let’s normalize honesty, boundaries, ...
01/08/2026

Your silence may feel like peace to others… but it can become anxiety in your body.

Let’s normalize honesty, boundaries, and emotional safety. 💛

When you suppress your emotions to manage someone else’s comfort, your body still keeps the score.

Protecting someone else’s feelings at the cost of your own is not emotional maturity—it’s emotional self-abandonment.

Unexpressed feelings don’t disappear—they often emerge later as stress, somatic symptoms, or emotional shutdown.

Healthy relationships make room for both people’s feelings.

✨ You’re allowed to be honest without being hurtful.�✨ You’re allowed to take up emotional space.

Solitude amidst the Christmas lights… If this season feels heavier than it looks… you’re not alone.The first holiday wit...
12/23/2025

Solitude amidst the Christmas lights…

If this season feels heavier than it looks… you’re not alone.

The first holiday without someone you love isn’t just ‘different’ — it’s a whole new world your heart never asked to navigate.

It’s okay if the joy feels quieter.
It’s okay if the traditions feel bittersweet.
It’s okay if you’re showing up in small, gentle ways.

Grief doesn’t mean you stop living. It means you’re learning how to carry love in a new form.

Honor the memories. Make room for new ones—no matter how simple, imperfect, or tender they are.
You’re doing better than you think. And your love still counts.












Holidays after loss have a way of feeling both familiar and strangely altered. Many of us are carrying invisible grief i...
11/29/2025

Holidays after loss have a way of feeling both familiar and strangely altered. Many of us are carrying invisible grief into a season that once felt steady and predictable. When traditions shift or the landscape of family changes, it’s easy to feel unanchored.

But this season isn’t about replacing what we’ve lost or pretending nothing changed. It’s about giving ourselves permission to honor what was and gently explore what we still get to create — new meaning, new rituals, new moments of connection.

Grief and creation can coexist. And if this year feels different, you’re not alone

We grow so quietly we don't always notice how far we've come until we look back. Your younger self had no idea you'd sur...
11/20/2025

We grow so quietly we don't always notice how far we've come until we look back. Your younger self had no idea you'd survive the things you have.

What's one message you'd send back to remind them they were stronger than they knew?

Drop your message in the comments so we can hold space for each other's journeys.

11/12/2025

It’s okay to feel “touched out.” 💛

Motherhood asks so much of your body and your presence — it’s natural to need space, to crave quiet, to want your own skin back for a bit. That doesn’t make you unloving. It makes you human.

New week. Same strength — just a new chance to show it. 💪You’ve done hard things before, and you’ll do them again — with...
11/09/2025

New week. Same strength — just a new chance to show it. 💪

You’ve done hard things before, and you’ll do them again — with more confidence, more wisdom, and more grace than last time.

Here’s to walking into the week grounded, capable, and unstoppable.

✨ Let’s get after it.

You’ve done the hard thing again and again… You’ve shown up, even when no one came to save you. It’s ok if it feels heav...
11/03/2025

You’ve done the hard thing again and again… You’ve shown up, even when no one came to save you. It’s ok if it feels heavy. Just remember — you’ve already been carrying yourself through the hardest parts. That counts for everything. 🌿

Even in spooky season, calm isn’t a trick — it’s a skill.✨ Ground yourself.✨ Protect your peace.✨ Be gentle with your he...
10/31/2025

Even in spooky season, calm isn’t a trick — it’s a skill.

✨ Ground yourself.
✨ Protect your peace.
✨ Be gentle with your healing.

The real magic is emotional regulation.

10/30/2025

Confidence begins in the body — your posture, your breath, and the cues you send your nervous system. Even simple physical shifts can remind your mind: 𝘐’𝘮 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺. 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴.



If your inner critic has been loud lately, this one’s for 𝘺𝘰𝘶.Let’s practice turning down the volume — and turning up th...
10/27/2025

If your inner critic has been loud lately, this one’s for 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

Let’s practice turning down the volume — and turning up the kindness. 💛

This weekend, your assignment is simple: joy, ease, and zero expectations. 🌞💫 Permission granted by Lori Arens, LCSW! Be...
10/24/2025

This weekend, your assignment is simple: joy, ease, and zero expectations. 🌞💫 Permission granted by Lori Arens, LCSW!

Because sometimes the best plans are 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭. 🌈✨

Now that we’ve talked about the 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 – the ones that don’t always look like panic – let’s focus on w...
10/23/2025

Now that we’ve talked about the 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 – the ones that don’t always look like panic – let’s focus on what to do 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩.

💛Awareness is the first step, but how we respond to what we notice can change everything.

This post walks you through small, doable shifts: 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 —> 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴.

✨Save it as a gentle reminder for the next time anxiety shows up quietly.

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